A flurry of claims on social media has claimed chaos, with many people rushing to buy the S22 smartwatch. This post is associated with the view of people standing in line in a mall that was claimed to be in Cambodia. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the Facebook page posted is not correct. This is about our investigation of this claim.
Social Media Claim
On November 22, 2022, a Facebook page called “Sophear Roth” posted four photos, one showing people standing in line in one of Cambodia’s malls waiting to buy an S22 watch. This claim was actively shared by social media users, along with various expressions and reactions.
The following is an image captured from the Facebook page above that reads in Khmer and translates in English as “It occurs in the mall; many people rush to buy S22 smartwatches at a discount 50% 😱in Cambodia”.
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia started reviewing the photos and claims above through Google Reverse Image Search, leading us to find the following facts.
The photo, which shows the crowd, was found and posted on H&M’s Facebook page, which shows the view of many people lined up on the grand opening day of the H&M clothing store at the Aeon Mall in Tan Phu Celadon. Vietnam. This was not involved with an S22 watch, as claimed at all. H&M clothing store or fully known as “Hennes & Mauritz AB, “ is a Swedish international clothing retailer.
Also, another picture was posted on the official Facebook page of Aeon Mall Tan Phu Celadon in Vietnam on August 22, 2019. The post above exactly shows a scene of people standing in line during the official opening of a clothing store. The following is a snippet image from the Facebook page above, written in Vietnamese or translated into English; it means “An overview of the official grand opening of H&M clothing store.”
The following compares the edited and original photos found on social media.
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You may find the details of this fact-check in Khmer language here as well.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia finds that the photos and claims on the Facebook page above are false. This photo shows the people lining up for the grand opening of the H&M store at Aeon Mall Tan Phu Celadon in Vietnam.
Title:Is this a scene where people line up to buy a smartwatch?
Fact Check By: Kakada SimResult: False
