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South Korea wrongly introduced as North Korea at Olympics(www.bbc.com)

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eran_morad@lemmy.world
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Bruh.

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makyo@lemmy.world
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Maybe it’s just a weird internet deja vu but didn’t something just like this happen in a recent Olympics?

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makyo@lemmy.world
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Maybe this is what I was remembering: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-18993023

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DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world
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You know what, good on you, mate, for doing that leg work. Cheers for that!

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makyo@lemmy.world
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I knew it was going to bother me until I got to the bottom of it

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ArmyTiger@lemmy.world
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That seems like a really easy mistake to not make. Like, has North Korea ever been to the Olympics?

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Pirasp@lemmy.world
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Yes, they have a delegation there right now

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Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca
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Yes. They’re mentioned in the third sentence of the article.

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can@sh.itjust.works
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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