Author: Kakada Sim

Is Apple planning to start charging users for FaceTime?

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While Apple’s FaceTime feature on iPhones, Macs, and tablets allows users to make voice and video calls with ease conveniently, some social media users recently posted a claim message stating that the giant company plans to charge FaceTime users. However, Fact Crescendo fact-finding found that the claim posted on Facebook was misleading. Let’s look at […]

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Is America’s Most Famous Burger Owned by China?

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Given how common and pervasive fake news is in today’s world, it can affect consumer behavioral intentions. In addition to losing revenue and market share, brands have also seen a decline in their reputations, which has had an impact on their financial situation. Meanwhile, a viral news article published on a website claiming that America’s […]

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Photo showing Hun Sen and his wife saluting the former Vietnamese leader altered

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While Hun Sen and his family are often discussed and linked to by social media users, a photo of him and his wife standing and saluting the former Vietnamese leader was posted on a recent Facebook page. However, it was found that the photo posted on Facebook was digitally altered. This is about our investigation […]

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A message asking users to verify their bank account is a scam

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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 photo shows the formation of “Ice flowers” generated by AI

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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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Old Video of Tsunami 2011 Falsely Linked to Japan’s Recent Earthquake

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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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Is this a crowd of people buying Dior perfume in Aeon Mall?

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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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2023 Review: Important fact-finding events in Cambodia

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While the freedom to create promotional content is rich and unrestricted, false, and misleading information also occurs in various forms, becoming a new concern for social media users as well as for Khmer and the national society. The following is a recap of important fact-finding events for 2023 in Cambodia. The Top 5 Fact-Finding Events […]

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