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Fake news: Kim and Trump lookalikes draw crowds in Hanoi

Howard X, an Australian-Chinese impersonator of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russel White, who is impersonating US President Donald Trump pose for a picture. [Reuters]

Cars stopped and tourists gawked on Friday at what appeared to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wandering the streets of Hanoi.

Days before the second summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, to be held in Vietnam’s capital, a Kim impersonator appeared at the Metropole Hotel, a back-up location for the meeting.

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