PRANKSTERS WANT TO SEND JUSTIN BIEBER TO NORTH KOREA

Justin Bieber could be heading on a bizarre tour of communist North Korea - internet pranksters are trying to send the teen pop sensation to the country by rigging an online poll.

A survey on Bieber's tour page, inviting fans to suggest countries the 16 year old should visit, has been hijacked by a number of websites which are encouraging users to vote for North Korea.

Almost half a million people have suggested the Baby singer should visit the country.

The poll closed early on Wednesday, at which point Bieber and his management team will have to decide if they'll go through with their pledge to tour the country that wins the poll.

It's the latest in a series of internet pranks aimed at Bieber - he was recently at the centre of a death hoax, while other reports have suggested the teen has syphilis and his mother plans to pose nude for Playboy magazine.