{"id":2438885,"date":"2025-05-25T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-youtuber-poses-as-athlete-to-sneak-into-the-indoctrinated-hermit-kingdom\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T11:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T15:30:45","slug":"watch-youtuber-poses-as-athlete-to-sneak-into-the-indoctrinated-hermit-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-youtuber-poses-as-athlete-to-sneak-into-the-indoctrinated-hermit-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: YouTuber Poses as Athlete to Sneak Into the &#8216;Indoctrinated&#8217; Hermit Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-youtuber-poses-as-athlete-to-sneak-into-the-indoctrinated-hermit-kingdom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>British travel vlogger Harry Jaggard, who has 2.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-beauty-guru-to-launch-make-makeup-great-again-line\/\" title=\"Conservative Beauty Guru To Launch \u2018Make Makeup Great Again\u2019 Line\">4 million subscribers<\/a> on YouTube, recently took a bold step to increase his subscriber count by sneaking into North Korea under the guise of participating in an international marathon. Despite not being a runner, Jaggard seized the unique chance to experience the isolated nation, which he had been interested in for years. His journey revealed a surreal environment filled with propaganda praising Kim Jong Un, and he noted how the North Korean citizens appeared indoctrinated and limited in their awareness of the outside world. Jaggard described the tightly controlled nature of his visit, comparing it to a curated tour that only showcased the highlights of the country. Even though he completed the Pyongyang Marathon in a respectable time, he left with a deep sense of curiosity about North Korea, confirming that he came with 100 questions but departed with 1,000. His experience in North Korea has been shared in a video,providing a glimpse into a country that remains largely secretive and enigmatic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Doing it for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-supplys-dei-reversal-shows-citizen-activism-works\/\" title=\"Tractor Supply&#039;s DEI Reversal Shows Citizen Activism Works\">content&#038;rdquo<\/a>; just reached a whole new level.<\/p>\n<p>British travel vlogger Harry Jaggard isn&rsquo;t exactly hurting for YouTube support.<\/p>\n<p>His channel boasts an impressive 2.4 million subscribers, putting him on par with many other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notable independent content creators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(For reference, Discovery has over 6 million subscribers and TMZ has 4.7 million subscribers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-notches-big-win-smartmatic-appeals-court-grants-access-damning-insider-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, meanwhile, has over 13 million subs.)<\/p>\n<p>Yet those numbers can always go higher, and Jaggard took quite an interesting gamble to get them up: He fibbed his way into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-done-north-korea-official-state-outlets-make-telling-move-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/21\/world-news\/youtuber-uses-international-marathon-to-infiltrate-north-korea-i-left-with-1000-more-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>, Jaggard saw the perfect opportunity to slip into the largely mysterious Hermit Kingdom when North Korea announced that it was opening up a marathon to allow international competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The one catch? Jaggard&rsquo;s not a runner &mdash; but he refused to let this opportunity slip by.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I made all the preparations and made it happen,&rdquo; Jaggard told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>He added that &ldquo;North Korea has been on my radar for years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was, perhaps unsurprisingly, a surreal experience for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>One of the creepiest parts of the whole thing to Jaggard was the uniformity with which the North Korean people all praised country head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/n-korea-propaganda-photo-goes-horribly-wrong-expert-notices-humiliating-issue-kju-missed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Jong Un<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems like people are indoctrinated for sure,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Maybe a few of them do know that the outside world is a lot more developed, but there&rsquo;s just nothing they can do about it, or their whole family will be put through a lot of pain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ominously, Jaggard told the Post that he couldn&rsquo;t delve too much into that last bit because of possible reprisal against those who spoke off-camera.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was tons and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-calls-us-media-complicit-north-koreas-propaganda-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tons of propaganda<\/a>,&rdquo; Jaggard added. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s literally everywhere you look. I couldn&rsquo;t read it, but what I got translated is pushing this one ideology that the leader is the best and keeping the country protected from the outside world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube vlogger also noted that whatever he was shown of the country was highly curated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They showed us the tour that they wanted to show, it was definitely the highlight reel. It&rsquo;s like going on a tour of America but only seeing Las Vegas &mdash; like the shiny parts,&rdquo; Jaggard said.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Jaggard admitted that his tour guide was right about the whole country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My tour guide said that you&rsquo;ll go into North Korea with 100 questions and you&rsquo;ll leave with 1,000 questions, and it&rsquo;s so true,&rdquo; Jaggard confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>You can view the entire thing (or at least the parts North Korea allowed him to film) below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside North Korea &ndash; The Strangest Country on Earth &#127472;&#127477;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GJBeJGf6syc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Other activities during his North Korean stop included getting a haircut and competing in the marathon he was there for.<\/p>\n<p>(Jaggard completed the Pyongyang Marathon in 3:40:34 and was absolutely gassed after it. 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