<strong>Hun Manet Standing Next to Le Duc Tho Altered</strong>
Prime Minister Hun Sen's eldest son, Hun Manet, has always been a scapegoat for rumours and gossip in his political arena. A photo depicting a Vietnamese leader, Le Duc Tho, taking a photo with Hun Manet was posted on Facebook recently. This photo was reacted to and shared by Facebook users speaking Khmer. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the photo posted above was digitally altered.
This is about our investigation of this photo.
Social Media Claim
On October 31, 2022, one of the Facebook users recently posted a photo showing a former Vietnamese leader, Le Duc Tho standing with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's eldest son, Hun Manet. The image posted above has been shared several times by social media users, along with a variety of comments and reactions as well.
The following is the screenshot captured from the Facebook user's post above.
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia started to check the above photo through Google Reverse Image Search, which led us to find the truth.
Photos of the same format and shape were found and posted on Getty Images, an audio-visual website. The same website states that this is the view of Vietnamese leader Le Duc Tho and security adviser Henry Kissinger after a peace treaty in Gif-sur-Yvette, France in 1973. This photo does not feature former Vietnamese leader, Le Duc Tho, posing for a photo with Hun Manet.
The following is an image captured from the website above, written in English as “US National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger (R) and Duc Tho, leader of North-Vietnamese delegation, leave the house where take place their meetings about the enforcement of the Vietnam war's peace treaty, 23 January 1973 in Gif sur Yvette”.
The following is a comparison between the altered image and the original image found on social media in Cambodia.
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Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found that the photo posted by the above Facebook user is digitally altered. This photo shows Le Duc Tho standing next to Henry Kissinger, US National Security Advisor on January 23, 1973, in Gif-sur-Yvette.
