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. […]
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As the 2023 national election approaches, a photo showing a billboard was posted by a Facebook user with the caption linked to political speech. Such posts are distributed and have mixed reactions from users. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the above users’ photos are incorrect. This is about our investigation of this photo. […]
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As opposition leader Kem Sokha has been banned from politics for more than five years, a photo showing him holding a Dharma book and smiling with teeth was posted on social media. The image was shared and commented on by many Facebook users recently. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia revealed that the photos posted by users […]
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After Prime Minister Hun Sen presided over the signing ceremony of a loan document that South Korea provided to Cambodia recently, a picture showing the signing ceremony of a more than 2 billion USD loan was posted on social media. This photo has been shared and commented on many times by Khmer-speaking social media users. […]
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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 […]
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The government of Prime Minister Hun Sen has long been the target of rumors, critiques, and accusations in his political arena as national elections draw near. Recently, a picture of Hun Sen, the prime minister of Cambodia, as a young man wearing a Khmer Rouge soldier’s uniform appeared on Facebook. Facebook users who speak Khmer […]
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As Khem Veasna, leader of LDP, called on his supporters to gather on his farm in the Kulen Mountains to escape the natural disaster, a photo depicting kids was posted by a Facebook page. This photo shows and attaches a claim pointing to one of them as Khem Veasna when he was young. It has […]
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For years, Cambodia’s foreign debt has been a hot topic of debate among social media users. One of the Facebook posts claiming Cambodia’s public debt stands at more than $15 billion was posted recently. This claim has been reacted with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking […]
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Prime Minister Hun Sen has been a hotbed of rumors, criticism and accusations in his political arena for years. Meanwhile, a photo depicting Cambodian PM, Hun Sen, being arrested by the US police was posted recently on Facebook. This photo may be believed to be real as it was reacted to with mixed comments and shared […]
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As the Cambodian government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen has been criticized for its declining democracy and respect for human rights in the country for years, meanwhile a photo of books with a depiction of Cambodian PM, Hun Sen, placed on the book cover along with a title in Khmer or English meaning “Asia’s […]
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Prime Minister Hun Sen has been a hotbed of rumors, criticism and accusations in his political arena for years. Meanwhile, a portrait photo of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen placed in a funeral ceremony was posted recently on Facebook. This was attached with a text in Khmer claiming the “Death News” implying that PM Hun […]
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Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son, Hun Manet, has been a target of rumors and accusations in his political career for many years. Meanwhile, a photo showing Cambodian PM’s son, Hun Manet, wearing a Vietnamese army hat has been shared on Facebook . It was attached with a claim stating he was a Vietnamese son. […]
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In just less than 10 days left for the traditional Khmer New Year coming, which is also called Songkran Khmer New Year 2022, it will be resumed after a few years of suspension due to Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, a viral video clip showing Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, announcing 5-days off from 17th to 21st […]
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Public announcement by Cambodian PM, Hun Sen, to support his son Hun Manet as Prime Minister Officials following him have issued a series of messages of support from all public and private institutions. The announcement also drew criticism from supporters and leaders from opposition parties as well on various social media. Meanwhile, a photo showing […]
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Major national elections in Cambodia are approaching soon. Criticism and political verbal attacks have soon become a topic of debate among social media users. Meanwhile, a photo showing Cambodian PM, Hun Sen riding a cyclo with a former leader of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh was posted on Facebook recently. This photo was reacted with mixed […]
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As the national election approaches, photos and videos of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his family have come under fire which has been edited frequently and shared on many social media platforms. Meanwhile, a photo showing Cambodian PM, Hun Sen licking a ballot box was posted on Facebook recently. This photo was reacted with […]
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Prime Minister Hun Sen has been a hotbed of rumors, criticism and accusations in politics for many years. Meanwhile, photos attached with a claim that Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has just been killed were posted and spread across social media in Cambodia recently. These posts were reacted with mixed comments and shared by Khmer-speaking […]
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Photos of Prime Minister Hun Sen and his family are frequently edited and shared on social media. Meanwhile, a photo showing Cambodian PM, Hun Sen, and his wife, Bun Rany, in a prison uniform was posted on Facebook recently. This photo was reacted with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking […]
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Two weeks ago, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen paid a controversial visit to Myanmar where he met the country’s junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing who has ruled the nation for almost a year following a coup d’état overthrowing the elected government. Days after his visit, an image showing PM Hun Sen exchanging a big […]
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Environmental and natural resources have been becoming a new hot topic in Cambodia recently and it is being used by Cambodian online users. They make a criticism of the Royal Government of Cambodia, especially after three environmental activists have been recently arrested. Meanwhile, a photo showing a Cambodian tycoon, Try Pheap, holding a small tree […]
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