A Video of PM Hun Sen’s Birthday Voiced over by Vietnamese Tone
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 social media with a caption saying the family started learning the language. The video clip got a thousand shares, comments, and reactions from social media users. However, running a Google Reverse Image Search proves the video was voiced over with the Vietnamese tone.
Social Media Claim
A more than 2-minute video clip depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s family gathering for his birthday celebration was posted on Facebook more than two weeks ago. The video also shows the country’s most powerful family singing a birthday song in the Vietnamese language.
The clip had gotten many shares, comments, and reactions from Khmer-speaking social media users after it was circulated.
ខាងក្រោមនេះ គឺជាវីដេអូដែលត្រូវបានផ្ដាមចេញពីការបង្ហោះនៅលើបណ្ដាញសង្គមកាលពីថ្ងៃទី១២ ខែតុលា ជាមួយសំណេររៀបរាប់ថា «រៀនច្រៀងឱ្យហើយទៅក្រែងដល់ថ្ងៃហ្នុងអត់ចេះភាសាហ្នឹង»។
Below is the video uploaded on Facebook on October 12, 2022, with the caption, “be ready by starting learning [Vietnamese]. Otherwise, you may not know how to speak the language on that day.”
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia began an investigation into the video mentioned earlier by running a Google Reverse Image Search which led us to find out facts below.
The same feature of the video was found on a YouTube channel that published it about four years ago.
The video depicts PM Hun Sen’s family members gathering for his birthday party and singing a birthday song in English language. The party took place in 2018 when PM Hun Sen was at 67 years old.
It is understandable that the family also talked to each other in Khmer language after they sang a birthday song together. No Vietnamese tone is heard in the video.
The Cambodia China Times also reported the clip in textual report in early August 2018.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found out the video mentioned earlier was altered. The original video clip depicts Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen’s family members gathering and singing a birthday song in English. No Vietnamese tone is heard in the clip.
Title:A Video of PM Hun Sen’s Birthday Voiced over by Vietnamese Tone
Fact Check By: Jay UdomResult: Altered
