Was Manchester City fined and cut 30 points?

Manchester City has been accused of violating financial rules between 2009 and 2018. A claim on social media has stated that the Premier League targeted and fined the football club by cutting 30 points off. Many Facebook users who speak Khmer have widely shared and reacted to this claim. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia finds this […]

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AI-Generated Photos of Putin and Biden Misleads Internet Users

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 False News Says Angelina Jolie Passed Away

Meanwhile Angelina Jolie is a well-known American Hollywood actress, a piece of news published on websites and social media said that she has passed away. The above claim has been widely shared on social media. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the above claim is false. Social Media Claim A news website reported last […]

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​A Rescue Dog in 2014 Falsely Linked to the Recent Turkey Earthquake

After last month’s devastating earthquake in Turkey in which people were killed, several injured, a photo shows a dog posted on social media with the claim that this dog saved the lives of up to 10 people after the earthquake. Such claims have been circulated and reacted many times by Khmer-speaking Facebook users recently. However, […]

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A Deforested Hill in Brazil Covered by Green Forest 20 Years Later

As the world continues to lose its green forest cover, photos showing deforestation and photos of the same mountainous area covered by evergreen forest were spread and posted many times. On social media, this image shows the meaning of the mountainous area covered by green forest in 2009 and became a deforested mountain in 2023. […]

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Facebook Still Opens for Users to Create Account Free of Charge

After Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that anyone could request for the Blue Tick for less than $15 recently, a claim stating that the users will be required to pay nearly $12 a month to set up a Facebook account in the future. This claim has been shared with mixed reactions from social media users. […]

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An old image of 2020’s earthquake falsely linked to the recent earthquake in Turkey

After a powerful earthquake struck Turkey recently, a photo showing the collapse and collapse of a building was posted on social media with the post as an earthquake scene in Turkey. The posting of this photo has been shared and commented on many times by Cambodian social media users. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found […]

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Is this a scene where people line up to buy a smartwatch?

A flurry of claims on social media has claimed chaos, with many people rushing to buy the S22 smartwatch. This post is associated with the view of people standing in line in a mall that was claimed to be in Cambodia. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the Facebook page posted is not correct. […]

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Kenyan Elderly Man Falsely Claimed as Former East African President

While Sudan is considered one of the poorest countries in East Africa, a photo of an older man was posted by a Facebook user who claimed to be the former leader of its country when he was out of power. This post has been shared and reacted to enthusiastically recently. This is about our investigation […]

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A False Claim Says TV Icon Simon Cowell Killed in a Car Crash

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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Universal’s Plane Crash Set Falsely Linked to Recent Accident in Nepal

After a passenger plane crashed in central Nepal over the weekend, photos, videos, and many claims have been made about this tragic incident. In addition, there was a video clip showing the damage to the house and the wreckage posted on social media with links to recent events in Nepal. The above claim was shared […]

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Where did NASA’s Defunct Satellite Fall?

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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A Viral Claim Says Pelé’s Feet Kept in the Museum by FIFA

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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Are these people lining up to buy a portable air conditioner?

A compilation of photos depicting a crowd of people gathered in a mall and people fainting was posted on a Facebook page recently. It was attached with a claim stating that it happened and was taken from Aeon Mall and linked to a portable air conditioner. This claim has been received with mixed comments and […]

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​​A Traditional Performance in Bali Falsely Linked to the Tragedy in South Korea

As hundreds of people were killed in a stampede in Seoul, South Korea, recently, a viral video depicting bodies was posted with a claim and linked to the recent tragedy that happened in Seoul, Korea, during the Halloween festival. This video has been reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who […]

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Myanmar Woman Confronting an Armored Vehicle Altered

Meanwhile, protests and criticism of Myanmar’s military government led by General Ming Aung Lan after the ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi are still being hotly debated and shared on social media, a Facebook user posted a photo depicting a woman holding a sword confronting an armored vehicle. This photo was attached with a caption […]

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Korean Boy Band Falsely Claimed as Coming to Cambodia

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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Photo Depicting Milan Cathedral Covered by Diamonds Altered

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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