An official atlas of North Korea

> According to the prevailing narrative in North Korea, the war was won by the communists and since then, the entire Korean peninsula has remained united under the rule of the Korean Workers’ Party.

(Emphasis mine)

TIL. Now I'm really curious how maintaining this fiction works (or doesn't) in practice.

The book 1984 demonstrates how logical inconsistencies can exist and be believed in when you don't have much choice.

And can in fact be a useful test of loyalty.

said loyalty tests become a purity spiral, e.g. who can clap the loudest or cry the most for Dear Leader

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purity_spiral