According to Ronhap, the minister called such publications “fake” and “infodemia”.
“This can be seen as a phenomenon of infodemia,” he pointed out.
The minister also added that South Korea has not recorded anything unusual in North Korea recently.
At the same time, Kang Yong Chol noted that the media spoke about the allegedly done Kim Jong-un operation at the Hyangsang Medical Center near Pyongyang, although this medical institution does not deal with this.
“There is not even logic. The Khansan Medical Center is a polyclinic, an institution where operations or medical procedures cannot be performed, ”the agency quoted the politician as saying.
Earlier, some media outlets, in particular The New York Post, reported citing sources that the DPRK leader Kim Jong-un has died or is in a “vegetative” state.
Alejandro Kao de Benos, head of the Korean Friendship Association, has denied reports of the death of a North Korean leader.
The coordinator of the Duma-Parliament interaction group, DPRK Kazbek Taysaev, also said that he recently met with the new ambassador of North Korea to Russia. According to him, during the meeting, he "did not receive any confirmation" of reports about the deterioration of Kim Jong-un's health.