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Verified: A major news outlet reported an image of a Cambodian soldier’s corpse, which was actually a photo of a Myanmar soldier from an incident in 2023
Fake news was detected. A media outlet circulated an old image from 2023 showing the body of a Myanmar soldier in Shan State, falsely claiming it depicted a Cambodian soldier killed in a border clash between Thailand and Cambodia. The image had previously appeared on Reddit, and there is clear evidence that it originated from an entirely unrelated incident.
Aug 17, 2025 | Politics
Verified: A well-known media outlet published a news article: Suthichai Yoon and the Bank of Thailand Governor invite people to make legal online investments. It is a fake news story and a fake website.
Thai PBS Verify found a website spreading fake news claiming Suthichai Yoon and the Bank of Thailand Governor are inviting people to make legal online investments. It uses the logos of famous media outlets and runs advertisements on social media. Cyber police warn that it is part of a call center syndicate.
Aug 15, 2025 | Social & Health
Verified: Cambodian citizens posted a clip claiming it showed families of Thai soldiers protesting to bring back bodies, but in fact it was a clip of a rubber plantation land protest in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
A Cambodian Facebook page posted fake news claiming that families of missing Thai soldiers after a clash were protesting to bring back bodies. In fact, the video was of a protest over rubber plantation land rights in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
Aug 13, 2025 | Politics
Verified: The image claiming to show “Phu Makhuia” in Sisaket is actually AI-generated.
Social media users shared an image of a castle on a cliff, claiming it to be “Phu Makhuia” in Sisaket. In fact, the image was AI-generated.
Aug 13, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Clip of People’s party leader condemning Thai Hospital for not treating Cambodians is misinformation
A Reel clip used graphics of the face of 'Teng Natthapong,' leader of the People’s Party, along with text condemning a hospital for refusing to treat Cambodians. The content is distorted from a statement regarding the Geneva Conventions.
Aug 7, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Old clip of staged refugee scene in Thailand unrelated to border conflict
The clip claiming Thailand staged people in bomb shelters is an old video and has no connection to the current Thai-Cambodian border situation.
Aug 7, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Sweden to cease Gripen fighter jet sales to Thailand is fake news
The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok and the Royal Thai Air Force have confirmed that Sweden has NOT decided to suspend sales of Saab Gripen fighter jets to Thailand, as claimed by Cambodian media.
Aug 4, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Clip claiming to be of Thai soldiers’ in last minute border clash is recycled
A viral TikTok video, which claimed that soldiers of the 31st Infantry Regiment engaged in last minute clashes during the Thai-Cambodia border tensions, has been found to be a recycled video of night-time military training from several years ago and has nothing to do with the recent border clashes.
Aug 3, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Video of Cambodia’s defense spokesperson speaking Thai is a deepfake
A viral Facebook clip showing Cambodia’s defense spokesperson apparently speaking Thai, to complain about Thai hospitals allegedly rejecting Cambodian patients, has been found to be a deepfake.
Aug 2, 2025 | Politics
