After a 40-hectare plot of land in Kampong Chhnang province was granted to Vietnamese immigrants in a bid to move them out of floating communities in Tonle Sap Lake in late 2019, many photos circulated on social media had been linked to this issue. Then, a composited picture of two photos overlaid with the phrases […]
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The government of Prime Minister Hun Sen has long been the target of rumors, critiques, and accusations in his political arena as national elections draw near. Recently, a picture of Hun Sen, the prime minister of Cambodia, as a young man wearing a Khmer Rouge soldier’s uniform appeared on Facebook. Facebook users who speak Khmer […]
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About two months ago, Cambodia’s education ministry allowed the country’s oldest university Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) to launch the Vietnamese language department in the university, becoming a controversial debate. About two months later, a video clip depicting Prime Minister Hun Sen’s family singing a birthday song in the Vietnamese language was uploaded on […]
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A poster depicting a Korean boy band, Stray Kids, planning to have their concert in Cambodia was posted recently. This post has been reacted to with mixed comments and shared many times by Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after running a Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the above post is actually […]
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While most of us Cambodians know that Li Taohua or Andy Lau has always been in the public eye, a viral post claiming a Hong Kong film star, Andy Lau, passed away has been posted recently. It was shared and reacted to with mixed comments from many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, checking […]
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After the Cambodian government granted a 40-hectare of land to Vietnamese immigrants in a return to move them out of floating houses in Tonle Sap Lake, many photos have been claimed and linked to the issue. One of them is a photo depicting houses in the same style that was uploaded on social media. A […]
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After Cambodia’s prominent opposition leader Sam Rainsy presented in a court in France to defend himself against a lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, a picture depicting the opposition politician riding a bicycle with a basket of bread at the back was uploaded on social media over two weeks ago. The picture had been […]
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As Khem Veasna, leader of LDP, called on his supporters to gather on his farm in the Kulen Mountains to escape the natural disaster, a photo depicting kids was posted by a Facebook page. This photo shows and attaches a claim pointing to one of them as Khem Veasna when he was young. It has […]
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Despite being one of Italy’s most popular tourist locations, a picture of the Milan Cathedral was recently uploaded to a Facebook page. It shows how the architecture has been covered and made more brilliant by the use of diamonds and crystals. This picture received a lot of Khmer-speaking Facebook comments and shares. The aforementioned image, […]
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As the news says Ukraine has reclaimed some of its territories from the Russian invasion, a video clip depicting a large group of people in a bar going crazy after watching a big screen. A Facebook user claimed the video is of Ukrainians cheering after their country’s military has reclaimed many parts of their territory […]
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Photos showed a mob of people gathered in a mall and a man passing out on the ground were shared on a Facebook page. The claim that it occurred and that it was taken from the Aeon mall in Phnom Penh and that the man passed out because of the long lines to purchase two […]
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A video of a large wave breaking against the port wall was recently posted on Facebook after recent floods caused by heavy rainfall in various areas of South Korea. It features a caption and a voiceover that claim it occurred in South Korea just a few days ago. Social media users have re-shared this video […]
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For years, Cambodia’s foreign debt has been a hot topic of debate among social media users. One of the Facebook posts claiming Cambodia’s public debt stands at more than $15 billion was posted recently. This claim has been reacted with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking […]
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An image of Cambodia’s main opposition leader Sam Rainsy and his wife dressing in traditional clothes was recently circulated on social media with a claim saying it is their wedding photo. The image had been shared multiple times by Khmer-speaking social media users. However, after running Google Reverse Image Search, we found the claim over […]
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A viral video clip depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife dancing along with the government’s high-ranking officials was uploaded on social media in the middle of this month. The video shows the powerful couple dancing along to an anti-Vietnam song. The video had been shared multiple times. However, after running a reverse […]
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As China threatens to use military force against US Congress Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, a viral photo depicting large-caliber self-propelled guns lined up along the coast was posted on a Facebook page recently. This photo was linked and attached with the recent visit of Pelosi to Taiwan. However, running a Google Reverse Image […]
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Recently, a viral post containing three photos of a collapsed house implying that it happened in Cambodia was posted on Facebook. This post has been shared many times by social media users and has mixed comments and reactions. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the photo attached with the caption above is […]
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A piece of news saying five planets in the solar system would be seen on the same alignment last month went viral. Then, a social media claim said an astronaut was sent by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to report about the alignment of the five planets. The claim had been shared […]
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Protests and criticisms of the Myanmar military government led by General Min Aung Hlaing after the ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi are still being discussed and shared on social media by Khmer-speaking social media users. Meanwhile, a photo depicting Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing wearing many medals was recently posted on Facebook. This […]
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A few days before June 24, a piece of news said five planets in our solar system would travel on the same alignment. This news had been widely published and shared on social media. Then, a picture showing five light rings on the same alignment was posted on social media. It was claimed the five […]
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