Kim Young-hoon, a 36-year-old South Korean man who claims to hold the world’s highest IQ of 276, has announced that he is seeking asylum in the United States, citing political and religious persecution in his home country.
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Kim posted a 95-second video on social media last Thursday, saying in English, “As a Christian and as the world’s highest IQ record holder, I am applying for asylum in the United States.”
He said he could no longer stay in South Korea because it is “ruled by a pro-North Korean leftist government that suppresses biblical truth, silences Christian voices and betrays the very freedom our ancestors fought to protect”.
He continued: “Today, the Korean government punishes patriots and glorifies communists. Truth has become a crime, and faith has become a target. I will not bow to the evil. That’s why I seek refuge in America, where faith is not persecuted but protected.”
In another post, Kim wrote in English that the “South Korean government has become pro-North Korea”.
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“That’s why I am the first South Korean to apply for asylum under President Trump due to political and religious persecution,” he said.