Thailand - Cambodia Situation

Thai PBS Verify found a TikTok clip misrepresenting the words of the First Army Area commander. The clip uses authentic images but links them to false information, claiming that Lt. Gen. Ammarit Boonsuya, Commander of the First Army Area, proposed granting Thai nationality to Cambodians. He has confirmed that it has never proposed granting nationality and warns people not to fall for this fake news.

A TikTok account shared images claiming to be Phu Mak Khuea, but Thai PBS Verify has confirmed that it is actually Khao No in Nakhon Sawan Province. Experts note that fake news can easily generate engagement, leading to impacts where people are unable to distinguish accurate information.

A Facebook page posted congratulations to General Big Kung, Commander of the 2nd Army Region, on his promotion to full General, while claiming that Deputy Commander Big Terng is set to be promoted as the new Commander. However, the Army has denied the claim as untrue.

A Cambodian Facebook page posted fake news claiming that families of missing Thai soldiers after a clash were protesting to bring back bodies. In fact, the video was of a protest over rubber plantation land rights in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

A Cambodian Facebook page posted fake news claiming that families of missing Thai soldiers after a clash were protesting to bring back bodies. In fact, the video was of a protest over rubber plantation land rights in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

Fake news was detected. A media outlet circulated an old image from 2023 showing the body of a Myanmar soldier in Shan State, falsely claiming it depicted a Cambodian soldier killed in a border clash between Thailand and Cambodia. The image had previously appeared on Reddit, and there is clear evidence that it originated from an entirely unrelated incident.

The clip claiming Thailand staged people in bomb shelters is an old video and has no connection to the current Thai-Cambodian border situation.

A Reel clip used graphics of the face of 'Teng Natthapong,' leader of the People’s Party, along with text condemning a hospital for refusing to treat Cambodians. The content is distorted from a statement regarding the Geneva Conventions.

The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok and the Royal Thai Air Force have confirmed that Sweden has NOT decided to suspend sales of Saab Gripen fighter jets to Thailand, as claimed by Cambodian media.

A viral TikTok video, which claimed that soldiers of the 31st Infantry Regiment engaged in last minute clashes during the Thai-Cambodia border tensions, has been found to be a recycled video of night-time military training from several years ago and has nothing to do with the recent border clashes.

A viral Facebook clip showing Cambodia’s defense spokesperson apparently speaking Thai, to complain about Thai hospitals allegedly rejecting Cambodian patients, has been found to be a deepfake.

Thailand’s Ad Hoc Centre for Thailand-Cambodia Border Affairs (The Centre) has debunked a news article, published on a Cambodian news website, which falsely claimed that the Thai military had dropped a bomb on a village in Cambodia.

A viral Facebook post, accusing Thailand’s Acting Defence Minister Gen Nattaphon Narkphanit of rebuking reporters over questions related to Thailand denying medical assistance to Cambodians, is disinformation.

A video, claiming that China deployed DF-26 ballistic missiles to Cambodia, is an altered version of an old video, which had nothing to do with the Thai-Cambodia border situation. Thai PBS Verify, which reviews and screens news for veracity to reduce the spread of fake news, has found that the video was deliberately distorted to mislead.

A Facebook page titled “Embassy of Cambodia in Bulgaria” posted an image of an aircraft dispersing pink-colored substances, accusing Thailand of using chemical weapons to kill civilians. Verification revealed that the image was distorted and unrelated to the claim. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Thailand strictly adheres to the Chemical Weapons Convention.

An account on platform X shared a video clip showing a city being bombed, along with a caption referring to unrest between Thailand and Cambodia, claiming that Thailand had launched airstrikes on Cambodian military bases—while Russia and Ukraine remain at war. In reality, the footage is of Russia attacking Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, using missiles and drones.

A Facebook page named “PR Cambodian Government” posted an attack on Thai media, claiming the report about “Thailand controlling 11 border areas” was false, and asserted that Cambodia still holds those areas. On the Thai side, the Special Operations Centre for Thai-Cambodian Border Situations Management (SOC-TCBSM) confirmed that they have taken full control of all 11 areas since the morning of July 29, 2025.

A Facebook account posted a claim that Thai fighter jets released toxic smoke over Cambodia. Verification revealed that the image was entirely AI-generated.

Thai PBS has wrongfully been cited as the source of a video, posted by foreign social media accounts, showing fighter jets taking off from a runway with the claim that “Thailand is planning to bomb Phnom Penh.” Thai PBS has never reported or published such news or footage.