Propaganda
A military museum in Pyongyang holds an exhibit claiming their navy to have sunk the USS Baltimore (CA-68) on July 2, 1950, during the Korean War. It claims the cruiser was attacked and sunk by four torpedo boats, of which one is currently preserved in the museum. In fact, the Baltimore was never deployed to Korea, nor did it see action again after World War II. The actual battle that occurred on that date involved the USS Juneau (CL-119) as well as two British vessels that destroyed a fleet of Korean boats escorting supply vessels.
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“Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)