Old Image Misrepresented as Israeli Airstrike Explosion in Iran

After Israel launched airstrikes on Iran last Saturday, an image of a massive fire was widely circulated on social media, purportedly showing an explosion caused by the strikes. However, as the image was widely shared, we discovered it was missing context. The image depicts a fire at Iran’s oil refinery that occurred over three years […]

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An Old News Headline Reshared Misleads Social Media Users

After a senior government officer called upon the U.S. delegations to reinstate the preferential system for Cambodian products, a picture of a headline written “Premier Urges Workers Not to Be Shocked After Garment Factories Closure Next Months” was uploaded on social media. The picture had been shared many times and commented on by Khmer-speaking social […]

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Old Images of Demonstrations Unrelated to Protests at the U.S.-ASEAN Summit

As Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and leaders from the southeast Asian countries met U.S. President Joe Biden at the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington D.C. last week, some people protested against the presence of those leaders at the meeting. Meanwhile, four photos showing groups of people staging protests against PM Hun Sen were posted […]

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An Image of Building Rubble in Lebanon Claimed as Devastation in Ukraine

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, videos and images related to the destruction in Ukraine have been circulated on social media. One of them is an image of a group of people searching for people trapped in a damaged building that was claimed the destruction in Ukraine after the Russian bombardment. The image has been […]

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