A cute dog meme is the new face of North Korean propaganda as an image of Internet celebrity Riley the stoner “birthday dog,” who became a meme in 2010 after his owner Maureen Ravelo posted a photo of him on Facebook, appeared on North Korea’s KCTV network in a recent news segment criticizing American extravagance. In the segment, KCTV commentator Lee Chung-song essentially tells the audience that Americans treat their dogs better than their homeless people. We take a look at the anti-American propaganda meme on the Lip News with Nik Zecevic and Jo Ankier.
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