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North Korea is one of the most closed off nations in the world. Information coming out of the country is tightly controlled or spread by Koreans fleeing the country. However, due to the scarce information available, it is easy to lie about the dictatorship unchallenged. Yeonmi Park is one of the most famous defectors, telling stories of how she used to eat mud and bugs while trying to survive the brutal conditions in the country. However, Park has seemed to forget the reality of her upbringing. Daughter of a party official, her family were wealthy with her own mother saying she used to import designer clothes from Japan while also saying they were never starving. Park is not alone, North Korean defectors embellishing their experience or flat out lying has now become very common - as many seek out the most lucrative ways to sell their stories to a still mysterious kingdom. Radio Free Asia is a radio show and website that runs the most stories about the internal politics and goings on o
