Sentence:  The DPRK <WSD>propagated</WSD> an extraordinary tale of his birth occurring on Mount Baekdu, one of Korea's most revered sites, being accompanied by shooting stars in the sky. It is more likely that he was born in a small village in the USSR, while his father was serving as a Soviet-backed general during the second world war. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate