While Hun Sen and his family are often discussed and linked to by social media users, a photo of him and his wife standing and saluting the former Vietnamese leader was posted on a recent Facebook page. However, it was found that the photo posted on Facebook was digitally altered. This is about our investigation […]
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The truth behind a viral photo circulated on social media depicting Bun Rany’s funeral.
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The truth behind a viral post circulated on social media claiming Hun Sen’s wife, Bun Rany, passed away.
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As Cambodia’s former Prime Minister Hun Sen visited Japan last week, a claim circulated on social media said the ruling party leader went there to get hemodialysis due to his critical health situation. The claim had been shared many times along with comments and reactions. However, by reviewing his official social media posts, we found […]
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Cambodia’s current Prime Minister Hun Manet and his government senior officials participated in the UN annual assembly in New York City, the United States of America, last week. There, he also met Cambodian Americans who are supporters of the ruling party CPP. Meanwhile, ex-Prime Minister Hun Sen – PM Manet’s father – claimed on his […]
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After a senior government officer called upon the U.S. delegations to reinstate the preferential system for Cambodian products, a picture of a headline written “Premier Urges Workers Not to Be Shocked After Garment Factories Closure Next Months” was uploaded on social media. The picture had been shared many times and commented on by Khmer-speaking social […]
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As the 7th National Assembly election took place last Sunday, photos of a group of women dressed in black and carrying a coffin with a photo of Sam Rainsy in the sense of an opposition leader is dead. This photo has been shared and commented on by users recently. However, our verification found that this […]
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As Cambodia is heading to its main national election this month, a video depicting the country’s leading tycoon Mong Ritthhy – also a CPP senator – wiping tears from his eye has been going viral in recent days. It is claimed that Ritthy expressed his regret for Cambodia losing some of its territory to a […]
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As Cambodia is approaching the new general election in July this year, claims related to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s health condition have surfaced on social media in recent weeks. One of them said the premier was seriously ill and urgently admitted to a hospital. The claims had been widely shared and commented on by Khmer-speaking […]
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After he was announced to be the successor of his father Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodian Army Chief Hun Manet has been targeted by claims and rumors. Of them, a photo depicting him carrying the Vietnamese flag and walking in front of soldiers was circulated on social media. The photo had been widely shared and […]
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As the rumors or claims regarding the health of Prime Minister Hun Sen are often made, a photo shows Hun Sen in a hospital gown posted by a user in conjunction with the letter R.I.P. abbreviated from the full word “Rest in Peace”. Such posts are shared many times on social media, as well as […]
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As the rumors or claims regarding the health of Prime Minister Hun Sen are often made, a photo shows Hun Sen in a hospital gown posted by a user in conjunction with the letter R.I.P. abbreviated from the full word “Rest in Peace”. Such posts are shared many times on social media, as well as […]
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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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As Cambodia marked the 30 anniversary of the Paris Peace Accord – an agreement to end armed conflict in the country, a banknote was printed to celebrate the 30 years of the Paris Peace Accord last year. Then, a photo showing the banknote printed with images of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the armed forces […]
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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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About two months ago, Cambodia’s education ministry allowed the country’s oldest university Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) to launch the Vietnamese language department in the university, becoming a controversial debate. About two months later, a video clip depicting Prime Minister Hun Sen’s family singing a birthday song in the Vietnamese language was uploaded on […]
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A viral video clip depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife dancing along with the government’s high-ranking officials was uploaded on social media in the middle of this month. The video shows the powerful couple dancing along to an anti-Vietnam song. The video had been shared multiple times. However, after running a reverse […]
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Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen’s oldest son Hun Manet – the country’s army commander – was announced by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) this year to be a prime ministerial candidate in the future. Meanwhile, a picture showing Manet taking a selfie with the body of a woman who killed herself some years ago […]
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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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