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Fact-Check: Are they bodies of Covid-19 victims in Thailand?

News about the spreading of Covid-19 in Thailand is often shared social media by those speaking Khmer language. One of them is that a Facebook user posted a photo showing a pile of something like bodies covered by white clothes. The Facebook author claimed it was a tragedy of Covid-19 in Thailand. The photo along […]

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Fact Check: Top Vietnamese Leader Falsely Claimed as Sam Sary in Cambodia

Major national elections are approaching in the next two years while criticism and political verbal attacks are also becoming a topic of debate between supporters actively sharing on social media. Meanwhile, one of the two photos showing former top leaders of Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh was posted recently on a social media platform. This […]

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Fact Check: Sam Rainsy’s Photo Looking Old Altered

A former leader of Cambodia’s largest opposition party, Sam Rainsy. who once received 55 seats out of the 123 parliament seats, has now been living in exile since 2015 and has recently been criticized among the Cambodian supporters.  Meanwhile a photo showing a Cambodian politician and opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, look like an old man […]

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Fact-Check: This image unrelated to thirteen U.S. servicemen killed in Afghanistan

In mid-August this year, Taliban took control the whole Afghanistan amidst forces of the United States of America and its alliance were withdrawing from the country. Meanwhile, a bombing took place at Kabul International Airport on August 26, killing at least 13 military servicemen and dozen were injured. After the bloodiest bombing, a photo was […]

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Fact-Check: Hun Sen’s Wife Taking a Picture with Vietnam’s Leader, Altered

Photos of Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen – the world’s longest serving leader – and his family are always linked with former leaders of Vietnam in 1980s. One of them is a photo what showing premier Hun Sen’s wife Bun Rany taking a picture with Le Duc Tho – the man oversaw Cambodia after the […]

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Fact Check: Sam Rainsy Dressed As Corpse Altered

Former president of the Cambodian National Rescue Party, the main opposition party in Cambodia, Sam Rainsy has repeatedly failed to return to Cambodia. This failure of Sam Rainsy’s entry into Cambodia has led to mixed verbal criticisms and attacks on social media. Meanwhile, a photo showing Sam Rainsy dressing as a corpse and running on […]

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Fact-Check: Does this photo depict torture against Khmer Krom in Vietnam?

The history of Cambodia-Vietnam relationship is often debated and shared on social media, leading to various allegations. One of them is that a photo showing torture committed against jailed persons was published on a Facebook page last month alongside a claim saying it was torture committed by Vietnamese against Khmer Krom who live in Kampuchea […]

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Fact Check: Khem Veasna on Banner With Slogan Altered

Major national elections are approaching in the next two years and political clashes have become a topic of debate among Facebook users and enthusiastic supporters from all social media platforms. Meanwhile, a photo showing a leader of the League for Democracy Party, Khem Veasna, appearing on a banner with its slogan was posted recently on […]

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Fact Check: Is This Beautiful Temple Located in Thailand’s Capital?

Thailand is one of the many countries in Asia where foreign tourists like to travel and spend the most money for a vacation stay. Not only that, this neighboring country is also ranked fourth as the country that earns the most all over the world as well. Meanwhile, a viral photo showing one of the […]

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Fact Check: Cambodia New Banknote Altered With Hun Sen Smiling

A photo of a new Cambodia banknote showing a portrait photo of Hun Sen Smiling was posted recently on Facebook. It was reshared and reacted with many mixed comments and it may be believed to be real by some Cambodian Facebook users. This comes after major national elections are approaching in the next two years. […]

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Fact Check: Is This Beach Road Located in Kampot, Cambodia?

Our planet is full of beautiful and incredible places as we have seen in many countries across the globe whether they are man-made or natural. Meanwhile, a photo showing a beautiful beach road was posted recently on a social media platform. It was claimed and linked that the photo is situated in Kampot province, Cambodia. […]

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Fact Check: Family Members Crying at Indonesia’s Airport Falsely Claimed in Cambodia

Life as a couple is not easy, apart from living in harmony with each other, we also need to be tolerant and keep the couple’s private affairs quite well. Normally, a couple living together is like a plate in a cupboard, there are always arguments and incomplete things that should be discussed and talked to […]

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Fact Check: Parents Cried When Reunited with Their Son

Nowadays, social media is full of information, including factual information, false, bizarre, and even sad news that is widely shared and disseminated by users. Meanwhile, a photo showing two people crying was published on news media recently. It was also attached with a claim saying in Khmer that a crying father almost lost his liver […]

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Fact Check: Has Sam Rainsy Passed Away as Claimed?

Former President of Cambodia’s largest opposition party, Sam Rainsy, who used to receive 55 seats out of the 123 parliament seats, has now been living in exile since 2015 and has been criticized among the Cambodian supporters. Meanwhile, a photo showing a former leader of CNRP, Sam Rainsy, laying down on the bed was posted […]

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Fact Check: Australia’s Adelaide Shipwreck Falsely Claimed in Cambodia

Our planet is full of beautiful and incredible places as we have seen in many countries whether they are man-made or natural. Meanwhile, there is a photo showing a​ shipwreck located in nowhere of water was posted recently on the social media platform. It was claimed and linked that the photo is located at Peam, […]

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Is this a video, depicting the US Police beat the protestors?

Last month, the Representative House of the United States passed an act aimed at sanctioning several of Cambodia’s government high ranking officials who are linked to human rights violation in the country. Meanwhile, a more than three-minute video clip was posted on social media along with a claim saying that American police brutally beat African-American […]

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Fact Check: Sam Rainsy in Vietnam Army Uniform?

Major national elections in Cambodia are approaching in the next two years. Criticism and political verbal attacks have become a topic of debate among the Facebook users especially on the opposition party and its leader, Sam Rainsy. Meanwhile, a photo of Sam Rainsy, the former president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, in a Vietnam […]

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Fact Check: Photo Showing Sin Sisamuth Playing Guitar Altered

Although the famous Cambodian male singer, Sin Sisamuth,  already passed away during Khmer Rouge regime, however, his reputation is still ingrained in the hearts of all young and old Cambodians. Meanwhile, a viral photo showing him playing guitar was posted recently on Facebook platform and even published by some local news media. However, after checking […]

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Fact-Check: Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Still Healthy as Normal

Due to the spread of Covid-19 infection in Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen – the President of ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) – had not been seen in public for several weeks, leading to rumors related to his health. One of such rumors on social media claimed that the premier was in critical health condition and had been hospitalized for immediate surgery […]

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Fact Check: Sam Rainsy sitting nearby the sleeping dog altered

Sam Rainsy, a former president of the CNRP, won 55 of the National Assembly seats out of 123 in the 2013 National Election and currently has been living in exile since 2015. He has often been criticized and retaliated against by government leaders and CPP supporters. Meanwhile, a photo showing the scene of former CNRP […]

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