A claim that went viral on social media last week said an American airline agreed to paint
their fleets with colors like the Khmer Krom flag. Khmer-speaking social media users have widely
shared the claim. However, after reviewing the company's history, we found the claim was false.
As technology has advanced and evolved rapidly, it has also had an impact. It also affects users through various forms of deception. Recently, a message was sent asking users to click their link to verify their bank account. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the above claim was a scam. This is about our […]
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The truth behind a viral photo circulated on social media platforms depicting Hun Manet dressed in the Vietnamese army.
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A piece of news that went viral on social media two weeks ago said a villager in Koh Kong province was killed after an excavator ran over because the man tried to defend his land from clearance in a land dispute in Botum Sakor district. The news has been widely circulated on social media, seeing a lot of comments and reactions from Facebook users. Many of them criticized the killing, saying it was cruel. However, after verifying with relevant sources, we found the news is false.
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The truth behind a viral photo circulated on social media depicting Bun Rany’s funeral.
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Noy Vanneth is one of Cambodia’s veteran artists who are away from the spotlight. Then, a claim that went viral on social media last week said he passed away. This shocked his fans and Cambodian people. However, after reviewing his social media, we found out the claim was false. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM A claim that […]
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A viral video of product processing was widely circulated on social media yesterday, saying it is the processing of fake rice made from a mixture of materials. Khmer-speaking Facebook users had widely shared, reacted to, and commented on the video. After running a reverse image search, however, we discovered the claim was misleading
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Claims to show flower-like ice crystals forming on the surface were virally shared and reacted to by social media users. However, the Fact Crescendo team found that the narration attached to the video clip was AI-generated. Let’s look at the claim in detail. Social Media Claim A viral photo showing the river water gleaming brightly […]
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A viral claim this week said Chun Chanboth – Deputy Director of the U.S.-fund Radio Free Asia (RFA) – passed away after he had an operation. The claim had been widely shared, and many Khmer-speaking social media users asked whether the claim was true. However, after getting clarifications from RFA journalists, we prove the claim is false.
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The truth behind a viral post circulated on social media claiming Hun Sen’s wife, Bun Rany, passed away.
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As Cambodia’s wildlife sanctuary Prey Lang has been threatened by deforestation, a video of gorillas receiving fruits from a group of people on a boat was circulated on social media with a claim saying it is in the protected forest. The video claim has been widely shared on social media, and many Facebook users reacted […]
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The chief of Radio Free Asia in Khmer service Chun Chanbot has not shown up in the routine broadcast since he announced his absence for an operation. Then, a claim circulated on social media said the U.S.-based journalist passed away after the operation. The claim has been reacted to and commented on by many Khmer-speaking […]
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As social media is widely used by Cambodians, recently a message was sent to each other on social media and Telegram stating that France provided every Cambodian citizen with a donation of 1,500 USD. This message has been shared several times on social media. However, we find that this information is a scam. This is […]
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As Buddhism is the main religion in Cambodia, a photo of a bone in a glass box has been widely circulated on social media with a caption saying it is Buddha’s collarbone. The Facebook post has been widely shared, reacted to, and commented on by Khmer-speaking social media users. However, after a collaboration with a […]
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As Cambodia’s former Prime Minister Hun Sen visited Japan last week, a claim circulated on social media said the ruling party leader went there to get hemodialysis due to his critical health situation. The claim had been shared many times along with comments and reactions. However, by reviewing his official social media posts, we found […]
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As Japan was hit by a magnitude-7.5 earthquake earlier, a video clip showing a big flood posted on Facebook was linked to that recent earthquake disaster. In confirmation of this video clip, we have received a variety of shares and reactions from many Khmer-speaking Facebook users. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact check found that the […]
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A photo showing the crowd in front of the DIOR perfume shop in a supermarket was posted on social media, with claims that this was the case of the accumulation of more than 5 hours in Aeon Mall. Such claims are distributed and have mixed reactions from consumers. However, fact-finding by Fact Crescendo Cambodia found […]
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Wenwen Han and Jaden Smith played as a young girl Meiying and a young boy Dre Parker in the Karate Kid film released in 2010. More than 10 years later, both become adults. Recently, a collaged photo comparing how they looked 13 years ago, and how they look now was widely circulated on social media. […]
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After taking over from his father as Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Manet has been targeted by claims on social media. As such, a 27-sec video clip depicting Manat screaming in a duet singing was uploaded on social media platforms. This leads to shares, reactions, and comments. However, we found the video was digitally transformed. SOCIAL […]
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As superstition has dominated the social media platforms in Cambodia for several months, a video of a witch captured in a security camera was widely circulated on social media last month. This leads to a belief that the witch captured on CCTV is true. However, our investigation finds the claim is false. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM […]
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