Kim Jong Un is rumored to be dead, according to a report from a Hong Kong broadcasting network, HKSTV Hong Kong Satellite Television.
The North Korean leader was said to have undergone a botched heart surgery after collapsing during a visit to the countryside earlier this week.
According to a post by the vice director of HKSTV (which happens to be a Beijing-backed broadcast network in Hong Kong), she claimed that Kim was dead, citing reports from a “very solid source.”
Her post on the Chinese messaging app Weibo has been shared widely on social media, according to a report in the International Business Times.
Another Japanese magazine however, is reporting that the North Korean leader is in a “vegetative state”.
While there is no official proof of the dictator’s death, the hashtag #KimJongUndead was trending on twitter on Friday following the report.