Generally yes, but that first image is definitely AI. It's meant to be a vibes-inspiring photo.

Don't think the post should've been removed though because there are plenty of real photos and the news is obviously real.

Why are you treating it as if it is all or nothing? The DPRK government and DPRK state-owned media are obviously capable of misinformation, same as any other authority. I would consider them to be reliable and trustworthy, but that does not mean they are infallible or that we should be uncritical of what they say. You also didn't engage with the multiple people saying to you that the image in question being AI generated does not necessarily mean that the DPRK government is trying to deceive people, though the post may have been removed before you got the chance. I disagree with the removal of the post, and also dislike that misinformation that is unsourced or from untrustworthy sources is posted here on Hexbear just because it sometimes says things people want to hear, so I hope you will keep posting news from official DPRK sources, but refusing to engage with news media in a critical way because its source is generally trustworthy and from a state we support is no way for a communist to act.

Generally I'd say we do yeah.

That photo is obviously AI generated, you're the one insisting that fact has broad implications and crashing out over it.

Your post and your comments didn't deserve to be removed. The mods here will often come in after an argument and remove the comments of the person that was "wrong" even if they weren't breaking any rules or being reactionary. The mods just decide you're not allowed to post because you had strong feelings and were in the minority of an argument. It's fucked. It's like a a parody of communists, literally

I don't think the whole post should have been removed but come on

it is a generated image, but i disagree with the removal of the post. it was a real story with other real images included

The image is patently obviously AI, that is proven by the impossible angle of the bridge segments among MANY other things. It was used as an illustration by the North Korean journalist, and shouldn't be interpreted as a real image, which is a trend amongst reporters of all nations. Most folks at hexbear don't support this practice but it doesn't make the article inherently unreliable in this context

I think weather the image is AI doesn't matter to me. The post should not have been removed because it was reporting on real and positive (which is nice since so much negative shit happens constantly). The news was reported from a reliable source... The official dprk channels.

If the dprk wants to illustrate their article with AI, weird photos, or something in between such a highly edited photo I don't mind at all. I'd simply scroll to the photos I found more interesting. Which I did on that post and really enjoyed.

It was a good post

This seems like a motte and bailey argument. You obfuscate the fact of the media containing AI with the media's writer and publisher itself, the DPRK's people

Just acknowledge, 'my bad, there may have been AI on the article, though not all, I'll put a CW for anyone who doesn't like it', that's the least you can do.

The article itself is fine, despite the mild AI usage.

The DPRK's official media is a reliable source. You're not asking the question in good faith - you're salty a mod deleted your post and reading way too much into it.

An article from the DPRK broke site rules by having AI-generated content. A mod decided to remove it. If you believe this was a bad move, the correct method of resolution is to do the exact thing you're constantly proclaiming you're not doing, which is to ask for an appeal on the decision.

Moderators are, generally, just people doing their job. And just like sometimes at work I'll trim a steak and it looks like shit and I just toss it in a tray and say "Fuck it, ship it, someone will buy it on markdown in four days", sometimes moderators will remove a post they shouldn't or not remove a post they should and it's just not that big of a deal.

Hexbear seems to think AI bad, but makes exceptions for Iran because Iran is in the middle of war with US. We're not allowed to use AI to do our own Class War agitprop because the average Hexbears don't take Class War seriously let alone see themselves as actually resisting. Or at least that's my current running theory.

Personally, I give far more faith to the DPRK and other AES media than I would to western media. A single AI image is no reason to delete the post.

My "I'm not crashing out over my post getting moderated on chapo dot chat" t-shirt etc. etc.

You aren't offering feedback in good faith. You're being mad that Korea used an AI image in a newspaper article and don't want to admit it. And you're framing it as Hexbears just don't trust Korea I guess! That's disingenuous and you know it.

Move on, brother. This is not a hill worth dying on.

That image is definitely AI because I don't think the DPRK wouldn't allow workers to stand on those dangerous narrow beams without scaffolding or guardrails for a photo

And also the other images don't look like a mountainous area and it seems like a single span bridge not two bridges with one offset and lower than the other

Now I have to be concerned about whether photos posted by DPRK government are considered to be legimate by Hexbear, which seems to be the greater authority on what actually happens in DPRK.

I missed the snark the first time around.

lol

1. It was obviously AI.

2. It shouldn't have been deleted. AES media doesn't have a hater boner towards AI like Hexbear dot net. I've seen other AES media like Xinhua and Vietnam Plus post articles with AI images. Nobody fucking cares. Those Iranian Lego agiprop should've been the clue that AI is a tool like any other.

This whole saga is just Western leftists being useless moralists per usual while the rest of the world moves on. And unlike Western leftists crying about AI while doing fuck all to actually stop AI, Iran actually does anti-AI praxis like blowing up Amazon data centers in the UAE. And one of the reasons why Iran was able to light the Zionist's asses on fire is because of the DPRK. Iranian engineers had help from Korean engineers when all those Iranian underground bunkers and fortress cities that shelter their missiles and drones Iran used to bomb data centers were designed and build. DPRK official state media posted one (1) AI image and suddenly that all gets flushed down the drain.

Many of the images which are frequently published by DPRK feel unrealistic. There is often photos of massive gatherings with coordinated dancing, firework shows, etc. There are often photos of the Pyongyang circus, which features acrobats and trained bears. DPRK often posts photos of military training exercises, often with martial arts performances and the solders breaking bricks with their bare hands. DPRK often posts photos of military equipment which seems unfathomably large, such as a 5000-ton warship and a 8700-ton submarine. These types of photos were posted also before AI was a norm.

What am expected to do when posting images from KCNA? Am I supposed to inspect every pixel for logical inconsistency?

April 24, 2026 - DPRK people compete at tug of war in a large stadium

April 15, 2026 - DPRK people enjoy firework show to celebrate birthday of 114th Birthday of Kim Il Sung

April 8, 2026 - DPRK exhibition for Industrial Arts.

April 7, 2026 - Korean Electronic music concert. Appears to be drone show in the back.

March 26, 2026 - Two Tourists explore Ryongmun Cavern