Remember that story about Kim Jong-un's Uncle being executed by being fed to dogs? Yeah, that was fake. More details of the fake story can be found here, but I remember saying that the story was unbelievable due to the sourcing of it. Well, there was another story that came out today with Chinese sourcing that I am also disputing.
This morning stories started circulating about China lifting the ban on foreign made video game consoles. Reuters has a bare bones report on this story, while BBC News has a more extensive write up. Both stories refer to statement being put out by the China's State Council, which is the governmental organization that oversees the actions of the other governmental organizations in the Chinese government. The problem is that in looking over the website of China's State Council, I can find no reference to video games or video game consoles. Perhaps this is a language barrier issue, but searches on the website for "console" bring up more stories having to consultations with foreign dignitaries and dealing with natural disasters than anything having to do with business.
Therefore, much like the story of Kim Jong-un's Uncle being fed to dogs, I'll wait untill more information comes out about this story before I believe it. For all I know, this could be another satire that the worldwide press is eagerly running with much to the delight of some internet prankster.
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