Photos of monks sitting next to women and singing produced by AI

Two monks are shown singing and sitting next to women in a photo that Facebook users shared, even though monks are considered more valuable and adhere to Buddhism more strictly than ordinary people. Numerous social media users have shared and commented on the post numerous times. Nevertheless, Fact Crescendo Cambodia's fact-finding investigation showed that the Facebook photo is fake.

This is about our investigation of this photo.

Social Media Claim

On November 8, 2023, a Facebook user recently posted a photo that shows the scene of two monks sitting next to three women in colored suits, with scenes of singing, entertainment, and alcohol on. The photo was also linked to allegations that the two monks needed money to sing and play with girls.

Such statements have been circulated several times, with mixed reactions and expressions from Facebook users.

The following is a snapshot captured from the Facebook user above, who wrote, “I have to make money to go to karaoke and sing, play with girls, and meet girlfriends”.

Facebook Post | Archived Link

Such photos have also been posted and found on many Facebook social networks. The full confirmation message is below.

Facebook Post | Archived Link

Fact Check

Fact Crescendo Cambodia monitors and verifies these images through the Google Reverse Image Search process, which leads us to find the truth as follows:

A photo of the exact same form and shape was found and posted by a Facebook page with the name of “วันนี้ไม่เหมือนเมื่อวาน” on November 5, 2023. The picture above is made with artificial intelligence (AI) technology only. Below is a caption from the post of the social media user described in Thai, which means in English “Celebrating Kathin, exceeding the target”.

Facebook Post | Archived Link

Fact Crescendo Cambodia also found several images created by artificial intelligence (AI) technology posted, including lots of weird pictures too.

Facebook Post | Archived Link

A few days prior, Fact Crescendo Cambodia also validated an AI-generated image of a grandma that some social media users have claimed to be as ancient as 300 years old. View the article in its entirety here.

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Conclusion

Fact Crescendo Cambodia has found that the photos posted by the users above are altered. This photo was posted by a Thai Facebook page and produced by artificial intelligence technology (AI) only.