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NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« on: January 25, 2018, 09:59:12 AM »
NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort

January 25, 2018



An NBC News host was reportedly duped by North Korean propaganda after he delivered an upbeat news report from a ghost town in the secretive state that had been transformed into a ’busy’ ski resort.

Lester Holt reported from the Masikryong resort on Monday, a facility that was personally ordered by Kim Jong Un and is typically empty.

But as Holt delivered the TV report, he failed to notice that the North Korean government appeared to have drafted in skiers who wore identical outfits in an attempt to give the impression of a busy and progressive ski resort.

During the report, Holt claimed that the the resort is a ‘source of immense pride for a country trying to present a new and modern face to the world’.

An @NBCNews exclusive: “We have been treated with respect here.” @lesterholtnbc is just a few hours outside the capital of Pyongyang with a rare look inside North Korea pic.twitter.com/xTZM6QcLEy

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 22, 2018


The apparent gaffe was even noticed by Richard Grenell, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Germany.

‘Pro tip for @LesterHoltNBC: when everyone is wearing matching jackets it is a staged event’, he wrote on Twitter.

The controversial report came as part of Holt’s visit to North Korea only weeks before the 2018 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea.

pro tip for @LesterHoltNBC: when everyone is wearing matching jackets it is a staged event. https://t.co/TqQPrTJiKJ

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 22, 2018

Throughout the trip, critics slammed Holt’s coverage for being sycophantic, with The New York Times accusing him of filming ‘propaganda’.

‘Yes, NBC is eager to promote next month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. But that hardly required anyone to travel north of the DMZ to film propaganda for a regime that enslaves 25 million people — and holds another 50 million southerners as quasi-hostages, under constant (if low-grade) threat of war’, a damning editorial claimed.

Holt is yet to directly respond to the criticism.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nbc-host-duped-north-korea-reporting-staged-ski-resort-100310902.html
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2018, 12:02:27 PM »
Haha
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2018, 01:02:43 PM »
Liberals are so stupid...lol
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2018, 01:16:25 PM »
Libfags like Holt kneepadded the obama presidency the same way.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2018, 08:10:11 PM »
Stupid ass dude.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2018, 08:19:26 PM »
Quote from: Coach is Back! on January 25, 2018, 01:02:43 PM
Liberals are so stupid...lol

Except that this uncle tom is a registered republican.  You dumb fuck.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2018, 08:41:31 PM »
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2018, 08:51:49 PM »
Quote from: AbrahamG on January 25, 2018, 08:19:26 PM
Except that this uncle tom is a registered republican.  You dumb fuck.

Does it hurt when you wake up in the morning? Joe Smoeborough is a registered republican and he's more liberal than that dude, Rachel Maddow. You "dumb fuck"
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2018, 01:03:18 AM »
You two bitches are really grasping.  Your hero is going down and you cannot seem to cope.
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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2018, 03:23:37 AM »
Quote from: AbrahamG on January 26, 2018, 01:03:18 AM
You two bitches are really grasping.  Your hero is going down and you cannot seem to cope.

So you sold all your stocks like krugman told you ?
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2018, 06:52:31 AM »
Quote from: AbrahamG on January 25, 2018, 08:19:26 PM
Except that this uncle tom is a registered republican.  You dumb fuck.
Abraham spitting out racial slurs in anger over a Trump presidency.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2018, 07:04:59 AM »
Lester trying to win a fake news award.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2018, 07:55:12 AM »
Quote from: calfzilla on January 26, 2018, 07:04:59 AM
Lester trying to win a fake news award.

As of this morning, that award still belongs to the NY Times
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2018, 09:56:26 AM »
Quote from: AbrahamG on January 26, 2018, 01:03:18 AM
You two bitches are really grasping.  Your hero is going down and you cannot seem to cope.

So your claim gets blown up and the best you got is a middle school insult?  Making a of fool yourself. 
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« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2018, 05:45:27 PM »
Quote from: AbrahamG on January 25, 2018, 08:19:26 PM
Except that this uncle tom is a registered republican.  You dumb fuck.
You think he voted for Trump ::)
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2018, 06:30:32 AM »
Quote from: AbrahamG on January 26, 2018, 01:03:18 AM
You two bitches are really grasping.  Your hero is going down and you cannot seem to cope.

Stop acting like a child.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2018, 06:57:42 AM »
Quote from: Soul Crusher on January 26, 2018, 03:23:37 AM
So you sold all your stocks like krugman told you ?

Short all your stocks!!

Massive stock crash coming!!!

It’s gonna be a BLOOD BATH!!!!  ;D
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2018, 11:16:25 AM »
What the fuck was he thinking being there? Some reporters are so fucking clueless. If this was some jackass Fox reporter the media would've blown this up, not sure how it's flown under the radar.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2018, 03:13:20 AM »
it's not a "staged" resort, it does exist. there are several chinese and european travel companies that offer packages to NK.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g3685359-d7171236-Reviews-Masik_Pass_Ski_Resort-Kangwon_Province.html


you yanks are so easily manipulated.
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Re: NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2018, 04:16:13 AM »
Quote from: Conker on January 29, 2018, 03:13:20 AM
it's not a "staged" resort, it does exist. there are several chinese and european travel companies that offer packages to NK.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g3685359-d7171236-Reviews-Masik_Pass_Ski_Resort-Kangwon_Province.html


you yanks are so easily manipulated.

are you from great britistan?
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