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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After the largest origami heart was unveiled at Angkor Wat temple, which broke the world record last Tuesday, a photo of Angkor Wat with a colorful origami heart garden has been posted on social media. This post has been widely shared and commented on by social media users recently. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found […]
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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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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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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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A few days before June 24, a piece of news said five planets in our solar system would travel on the same alignment. This news had been widely published and shared on social media. Then, a picture showing five light rings on the same alignment was posted on social media. It was claimed the five […]
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A photo depicting Neak Loeung Bridge or Tsubassa Bridge was posted on the Facebook page recently. It was attached with a claim stating that this bridge has been holding the position of the longest bridge in Cambodia for more than 25 years. This claim has been reacted with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook […]
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Meanwhile many people have lived on earth for more than 100 years; a photo depicting a granny was recently posted on a Facebook page, claiming she was turning 257 years old this year. This photo attached with the above claim has been shared with mixed reactions from many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. After […]
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In just less than 10 days left for the traditional Khmer New Year coming, which is also called Songkran Khmer New Year 2022, it will be resumed after a few years of suspension due to Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, a viral video clip showing Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, announcing 5-days off from 17th to 21st […]
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Photos showing Cambodian Ayai singer, Prum Manh, laying on a hospital bed with “RIP” were posted recently on Facebook. These photos were attached with a claim that he has already passed away. It was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking reliable sources and […]
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Near the end of 2013, Ou Virak who was Executive Director of Cambodian Center for Human Rights at the time criticized Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy over the use of ‘Yuon’ in his political speech. The human rights activist said the opposition’s political speech was a racial discrimination against Vietnamese. Nine years later, a picture […]
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A union leader Chhim Sithar was arrested last week and charged with incitement by Phnom Penh court. Days after the arrest, two photos were posted on social media showing Sitha holding two pieces of papers confessing her crimes. The photos had been multiple shared by Khmer-speaking social media users along with a mixture of comments […]
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Environmental and natural resources have been becoming a new hot topic in Cambodia recently and it is being used by Cambodian online users. They make a criticism of the Royal Government of Cambodia, especially after three environmental activists have been recently arrested. Meanwhile, a photo showing a Cambodian tycoon, Try Pheap, holding a small tree […]
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The recent construction of a pagoda in Buriram province, Thailand, has caused a stir among Cambodians. It is said that the construction of the new temple was copied from the architectural style of Angkor Wat. This reaction has become a topic of debate and debate on Cambodian social media recently. Meanwhile a viral post showing […]
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Many black and white photos showing Cambodia’s landscapes and people in the past are often published and shared on social media without having exact details. One of them is a photo showing a woman in traditional dresses. A social media user claimed the photo was a Cambodian mistress of a French official in the colonial […]
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A photo showing a woman slipped on a paved road was posted on social media with a claim saying the road incident happened in Cambodia’s Kandal province. The photo had been multiple shared by Khmer-speaking social media users along with a mixture of comments and reactions. After running Google Reverse Image, however, it can be […]
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Photos and videos of newly wedding couple are often published on social media, but some of them do not come with exact information. One of them is that a photo showing a girl crying at a wedding ceremony was recently posted on social media. The photo comes with a claim saying the girl cries after […]
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