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The idea of state-mandated haircuts is false. I never said people only have different haircuts.

I think you're getting lost in the sauce here, a bit. I've given common examples of widely spread stories, such as people eating rats or being forced to get one of only a few types of haircuts, etc. There are other stories too, like the idea that whoever stops clapping for Kim Jong-Un first is executed. People do believe these stories, even though we know they're fake, because of cultural hegemony.

I am not saying these are all the "same thing." They have differences in severity, yes, but they are all real examples of real news stories that have been debunked. Recently, there was even a story of banning hamburgers and hot dogs for being too American, which, wouldn't you know, was also fake.

Real information from the DPRK is neither impossible to find nor what's out in the open. It does exist, but it's primarily not in English, and English-speaking news is flooded with tall-tales and clickbait to overwhelm the real information.

I genuinely don't know what you're trying to say, here. I've made my position clear several times now.