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on Saturday June 20 2015, @06:49PM
from the my-bullshit-detector-overloaded dept.
from the my-bullshit-detector-overloaded dept.
Just when you thought the news couldn't get any more ridiculous ...
A company in North Korea has developed a cure for everything. North Korea's state-run news agency is reporting that Kumdang-2, a type of ginseng grown in "rare-earth molecular fertilizer" can "prevent different malignant epidemics."
The story was picked up in South Korea, which is currently experiencing a deadly outbreak of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), which the makers of Kumdang-2 claim it can cure.
According to this website, just a simple injection of this compound can cure a vast array of diseases:
The original article comes from Popular Science, with additional coverage by The Guardian.
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North Korea Claims to have Found the Cure for AIDS, Ebola, Cancer, and Bird Flu
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Keep cool.
(Score: 2) by shortscreen on Sunday June 21 2015, @07:24AM
Probably not racism, just money. NK doesn't have much in the way of lobbiests, advocacy groups, lawyers, or PR spokespersons to generate a shitstorm on their behalf. Therefore, it's safe for corporate media to mock them.
Of course, TPTB may have other reasons for encouraging this sort of thing too (of the "We've always been at war with Eastasia" variety)