Has a former Thai prime minister, Thaksin, finally arrived in Thailand recently?
After former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced and planned to return to Thailand, a video clip was posted on the TikTok social network that showed him bowing to the ground, confirming that Thaksin had finally returned to Thailand. The claim attached to the video above has been redistributed several times, as have the reactions as well. However, we found that the video was not right.
This is about our investigation of this claim.
Social Media Claim
A video clip showing Thaksin, known as a former Thai prime minister, returning to Thailand was posted by a TikTok social media user with the claim that Thaksin has finally landed on Thai soil.
The claim comes after the former Thai prime minister announced plans to return to Thailand soon. Video clips with this kind of claim have been shared many times, along with mixed opinions and reactions from TikTok social media users who speak Khmer fluently.
Below is the full video clip, confirming that Thaksin has returned to Thailand recently.
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia reviewed and verified the above claim through the Google Reverse Image Search application, which brought us to the following facts:
We found several identical video clips and photos showing scenes of Thaksin’s return above, which were posted on many websites and newspapers.
A view of the former Thai Prime Minister bowing to the ground was found and posted on the Getty Images website, an American visual media company and supplier of stock images, editorial photography, video, and music for businesses and consumers. The same website stated in its photo content that this was an aspect of Thaksin's return to Thailand after 17 months in exile in 2008.
The following is an image captured from the website above that shows Thaksin prostrating after he arrived in Thailand immediately.
Thaksin returned to Thailand on February 28, 2008, which was also published on the international news website Al Jazeera. Read the full text of the article here (archived link).
The following is a video report by the Associated Press (AP) that confirms and shows the views of the former Thai Prime Minister, who returned to Thailand after 17 months in exile. His return was filmed on February 28, 2008.
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You may find the details of this fact-check in Khmer language here as well.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found the claim attached to the video, as mentioned above, to be false. That video shows a former Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, returning to Thailand on February 28, 2008, after being exiled abroad for 17 months.
Title:Has a former Thai prime minister, Thaksin, finally arrived in Thailand recently?
Written By: Kakada SimResult: False
