There are bizarre videos on TikTok that claim to be from people who have moved to North Korea. But a closer look reveals it's not North Korean propaganda but appears to be a weird attempt to sell "health supplements". (thread)
The TikTok channels make heavy use of AI and captions to tell a story about how life turned out so great in North Korea, the person decided to stay. This is, of course, impossible for many reasons, least of which that North Korea doesn't just let people stay.
The supposed benefits include low crime (photo is a Seoul police car), free rent, jobs for all and a stress-free commute. (If you're on the franken bus in the lower right of this AI image you might be a bit stressed by the impending crash.)
And the biggest benefit of all? Free healthcare and lots of support for mothers including ... (wait for it) ... "supplements"! All the videos feature the same kicker, but what a bizarre way to try and convince people to buy these.
What's even more bizarre is that the channels previously were all in on people moving to Norway and Japan and finding these supplements. They'd also promoted them as anti-aging tablets. Anyway, don't move to North Korea. https://t.co/bXW2Me6SEG https://t.co/QnL7h9JrkY
There are bizarre videos on TikTok that claim to be from people who have moved to North Korea. But a closer look reveals it's not North Korean propaganda but appears to be a weird attempt to sell "health supplements". (thread) The TikTok channels make heavy use of AI and captions to tell a story about how life turned out so great in North Korea, the person decided to stay. This is, of course, impossible for many reasons, least of which that North Korea doesn't just let people stay. The supposed benefits include low crime (photo is a Seoul police car), free rent, jobs for all and a stress-free commute. (If you're on the franken bus in the lower right of this AI image you might be a bit stressed by the impending crash.) And the biggest benefit of all? Free healthcare and lots of support for mothers including ... (wait for it) ... "supplements"! All the videos feature the same kicker, but what a bizarre way to try and convince people to buy these. What's even more bizarre is that the channels previously were all in on people moving to Norway and Japan and finding these supplements. They'd also promoted them as anti-aging tablets. Anyway, don't move to North Korea. https://t.co/bXW2Me6SEG https://t.co/QnL7h9JrkY
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