Is this a view of the new Khmer New Year decoration at Phnom Penh International Airport?
While there are many mixed opinions about the New Year decorations at Phnom Penh International Airport, a photo of a Christmas tree made of baskets has been posted with the caption that it has been revised. This post has received a lot of feedback and sharing from users. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the photos posted on Facebook are misleading.
Social Media Claim
On April 9, 2024, a Facebook page posted a photo comparing Christmas tree decorations made during the Khmer New Year celebrations at Phnom Penh International Airport.
The photo above may be believed by some Facebook users to be a real photo, as many have been shared many times by Facebook users.
Below is a snippet captured from the Facebook page above that reads, “Criticize and think it would be better, but this is worse than before; what is the national identity?”
A photo post like this was also found on another Facebook page on April 9, 2024, along with the question, “Is this true?”
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia reviewed and verified the above claim through the Google Reverse Image Search application, which brings us to the following facts:
A photo of the same shape was found and posted by a Facebook user on December 18, 2014. The same user also mentioned in his post about the aspect of decorating a Christmas tree made of baskets at the Phnom Penh International Airport.
The following is an image captured from the user's channel, written as “Christmas tree at phnom Penh airport made from baskets used for fishing. Good symbolism”.
Another corner-view photo was also found on the Teacher Horizon website, confirming that it was a Christmas tree decoration from a basket at Phnom Penh International Airport in 2014.
Below is a photo from the website above, which does not specify that this is a view of the decoration during Khmer New Year 2024 at Phnom Penh International Airport.
Teacher Horizons Link | Archived Link
The Fact Crescendo Cambodia team also found another perspective on the Frontier Traveler Link website decorated with Christmas baskets with the words “Merry Christmas from the Airport” in Phnom Penh.
Frontier Traveller Link | Archived Link
The following is a video depicting traditional Khmer New Year decorations at Phnom Penh International Airport.
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You may find the details of this fact-check in Khmer language here as well.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found that the photos posted and claimed by the above users are not really true and misleading. The original copy of this photo is of a Christmas tree decoration made of baskets at Phnom Penh International Airport during Christmas in 2014.
Title: Is this a view of the new Khmer New Year decoration at Phnom Penh International Airport?
Fact Check By: Kakada SimResult: Misleading
