As images of Cambodia’s ancient sculptures are frequently circulated on social media, a claim said several pieces of sculptures from the Angkorian period were discovered after a pond was dried up. The claim has been viral since last weekend. After an interview with the original author of the photos, however, we found the claim is […]
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As the 32nd SEA Game is underway in Cambodia, an image showing a girl wearing Vietnamese customs and walking in front of a group of Cambodian athletes was circulated on social media, and claimed it was the official opening of the event hosted in Cambodia. The claim has been widely shared and commented on. After […]
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In recent months, many old photos have been circulated on social media. One of them is photos showing mysterious animals uploaded on social media last month with a clam saying they were mysterious fishes living along the Mekong River 150 years ago, but all were already extinct. The photos had been widely shared across social […]
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As the Khmer New Year Festival was celebrated across Cambodia, an old photo showing a group of people throwing water on passengers on a bus was widely circulated on social media. The photo caption implied it is an old picture of Cambodian throwing water during the festival in the past. As it has gone viral, […]
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As the Russia-Ukraine war has been in its second year, a picture of Russia’s President Putin wearing in Buddhist monk robe has been virally circulated on social media since last week. Then, a claim said Putin used to become a monk and learned Buddhist teaching. The picture with the claim had been shared many times […]
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A few days after a royal residence in Siem Reap was destroyed by a fire, a claim going viral on social media said the incident was intentionally set up in order to sell off the plot of land. The claim had been shared many times along with comments and reactions to. However, by reviewing reports, […]
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The late King Norodom Sihanouk has been a subject of criticism and rumors linked to Vietnam for decades. Then, an image depicting the former King and his wife in foreign custom was circulated on social media with a claim saying the couple dressed in Vietnamese traditional clothes on their wedding days. The image with such […]
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After the former Pursat governor Khoy Sokha died last week, a viral claim on social media said the current governor of the province had died last weekend. The claim has been shared many times with various comments and reactions. However, after an interview via a phone call with a provincial official, we find out the […]
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A recent claim going viral on social media said a U.S.-based journalist Taing Sarada – a news anchor for an online media The Cambodia Daily Khmer – had apologized to a Cambodian Oknha Leng Navatra after he exposed an investigative report about a money laundering scam. The claim had been widely shared on social media […]
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As Cambodia and Thailand are in disagreement over the name of kicking boxing included in the upcoming SEA Game, a content creator claimed in his video circulating on social media last week that Preah Ko – the sculpture taken by Siam (Thailand now) from Cambodia hundred years ago – was locked in a temple in […]
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Simon Cowell is a well-known TV judge of America’s Got Talent. Recently, a viral claim said he was killed in a car accident. The claim also shared pictures showing the TV icon laying on a medical bed. Social media users including Khmer-speaking Facebook u, users had widely shared the claim. However, after reviewing reliable pieces […]
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After one of NASA’s defunct satellites was reported to fall back to our earth last week, a Facebook page claimed that the U.S. old satellite would fall on the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday (10th January) afternoon. The claim had been widely shared, commented on, and reacted to. After reviewing news from reliable international media, however, […]
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After the Brazilian football legend Pelé died at the age of 82 on December 29 last year, a claim going viral on social media said the world’s football governing body, FIFA, would keep the former Brazilian international player`s feet at the museum and that his family had given the permission. However, after reviewing news from […]
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One day after a casino fire broke out in Poipet – a town along the western Cambodia-Thailand border, a viral claim on social media yesterday said over 200 people were killed in the incident as of December 29. The claim has been widely shared along with comments and reactions from Khmer-speaking social media users. However, […]
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Maltreatment by the Vietnamese against the Khmer Krom people is a sensitive topic among Cambodians. Against this backdrop, viral posts claimed that a Khmer Krom Buddhist monk was killed by being beaten or poisoned by the Vietnamese. The claim had been widely shared by Khmer-speaking social media users. However, the family of the deceased monk […]
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After the Cambodian artist, Khemarak Sereymon was granted the title “Oknha” (tycoon), a picture of a blue banner printed with his quote was uploaded on Facebook last week. The picture got many shares, comments, and reactions from social media users. However, running a Google Reverse Image Search proves the picture was digitally edited. Social Media […]
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As Cambodia marked the 30 anniversary of the Paris Peace Accord – an agreement to end armed conflict in the country, a banknote was printed to celebrate the 30 years of the Paris Peace Accord last year. Then, a photo showing the banknote printed with images of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the armed forces […]
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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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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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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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