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Photos of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at a public event have sparked wild theories that it could have been a body double.State-run media on Saturday released images and video of the 36-year-old Hermit Kingdom — dispelling escalating rumors that he was either .The photos have instead raised suspicion that a lookalike could have been there in his place — with web sleuths noting discrepancies in facial, hairline and dental features when compared with previous appearances.It is a “well-known fact that Kim uses body doubles,” the — and the Sun in 2017 seemingly showing the dictator chatting with some of them.Human rights activist Jennifer Zeng was the first to draw attention to dissimilarities between the two “versions” of Kim, including differences in their teeth and ears, according to IBT.“Is the Kim Jong-un appearing on May 1 the real one?” she asked on Twitter along with side-by-side comparisons of Kim’s “old and new” appearances in two separate posts.The possibility soon spread across the netosphere, with many sharing side-by-side photos seemingly .“Don’t know, don’t care. See no reason to alter my earlier stance. These aren’t the same man,” former British Member of Parliament insisted alongside photos of the Kim at the event and older images.“The chipped incisor is a definite giveaway it’s not Kim Jong Un,” . “So why a body double? If he’s dead why not just announce it and crown his successor?”Writer and podcaster Akilah Hughes also noted how such a ploy was far from a stretch.“We really believing that’s Kim Jong Un when it could absolutely be a dude w plastic surgery?? If I was a murderous dictator I’d have clones,” .

Photos of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at a public event have sparked wild theories that it could have been a body double.State-run media on Saturday released images and video of the 36-year-old Hermit Kingdom — dispelling escalating rumors that he was either .The photos have instead raised suspicion that a lookalike could have been there in his place — with web sleuths noting discrepancies in facial, hairline and dental features when compared with previous appearances.It is a “well-known fact that Kim uses body doubles,” the — and the Sun in 2017 seemingly showing the dictator...

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