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South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported to a parliamentary committee on Friday that recent social media rumors claiming North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has died are false, according to Yonhap and the Korea Times. The NIS reportedly noted no unusual signs, citing his severe obesity, and dismissed the speculation as misinformation. The denial comes amid heightened inter-Korean tensions, including North Korean land mine placements in the DMZ and warnings from Kim Yo-jong of new border countermeasures, as reported by KBS World and the Korea Times.