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Yep. We are still checking on secret ingredients. Don’t ask us about a drive-thru window.**No carsNote the red glow on the water.North Korea’s claim it tested a hydrogen nuclear device got experts rushing to examine seismic records and satellite recordings. But hold on! History shows Pyongyang has a history of whoppers. Or Whoppers, if you include the claim its onetime leader invented the hamburger.

Here’s a half-dozen reasons you should take its latest claim with a pound of salt

North Korea cured AIDS, Ebola and cancer with one drug they won’t share.

They poorly photoshopped a submarine missile ‘launch’

Note the red glow on the water.

A hotel 27 years behind schedule is a) open, b) tripled, c) gone, d) perfect

Depending on what state media photo you look at. 

North Korea invented a ‘new’ food — effectively the hamburger

Yep. We are still checking on secret ingredients. Don’t ask us about a drive-thru window.*

*No cars

Photoshopped several more military hovercraft

And really didn’t do a great job of it. 

Kim Jong-il was also the greatest golfer of all time — on his first time on the links. 

He shot 11 holes-in-one and was 38 under par. 

Note: His bowling score was a mere 300.

Did we miss one? Let us know if you’ve found any North Korea whoppers. (Note: Depictions from the avant-garde comedy “The Interview” are not accepted, nor are doctored Katy Perry videos.)

Devastating Note: The author was crestfallen to learn, upon further inspection, that North Korea’s unicorn cave was a mistranslation.

Originally for PRI.org