10 Hilarious Lies North Korea Told The World

10. Olympians Were Haunted By Helpful Sports Ghosts

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During the Brazil 2014 World Cup there was a lot of noise in the press about North Korea claiming to have won the competition after a dramatic final victory over Portugal. Sadly, this was all a giant hoax started by a fake news website. North Korea didn't broadcast that it had won the competition, in fact, the nation generously broadcast the actual World Cup to its people, albeit 24 hours after the games had taken place.

There were, however, a few audacious claims made during the 2012 Olympics. Gold medallist, Om Yun Chol, claimed that the spirit of previous leader, Kim Jong-il, had somehow affected his body and helped him to lift 3 times his bodyweight in the clean and snatch event during his interview with the British press.

North Korea actually ended up 20th in the medals table at London 2012, collecting 4 golds and 2 bronze medals along the way. And at one point the 'naughty' Koreans even found themselves as high as 5th in the rankings table. 

But in North Korea only the Supreme Leader can be glorified, and so the propaganda machine set to work. Broadcast throughout the country was very little about the athletes who had proven themselves the best in the world, instead their achievements were attributed to how great the support and leadership of Kim Jong-un, or his deceased father, were.