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Verified: Cambodian citizens posted a clip claiming it showed families of Thai soldiers protesting to bring back bodies, but in fact it was a clip of a rubber plantation land protest in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

Verified: Cambodian citizens posted a clip claiming it showed families of Thai soldiers protesting to bring back bodies, but in fact it was a clip of a rubber plantation land protest 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.

Aug 13, 2025 | Politics

Verified: The image claiming to show “Phu Makhuia” in Sisaket is actually AI-generated.

Verified: The image claiming to show “Phu Makhuia” in Sisaket is actually AI-generated.

Social media users shared an image of a castle on a cliff, claiming it to be “Phu Makhuia” in Sisaket. In fact, the image was AI-generated.

Aug 13, 2025 | Politics

Verified: Clip of People’s party leader condemning Thai Hospital for not treating Cambodians is misinformation

Verified: Clip of People’s party leader condemning Thai Hospital for not treating Cambodians is misinformation

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.

Aug 7, 2025 | Politics

Verified: Old clip of staged refugee scene in Thailand unrelated to border conflict

Verified: Old clip of staged refugee scene in Thailand unrelated to border conflict

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

Aug 7, 2025 | Politics

Verified:  Sweden to cease Gripen fighter jet sales to Thailand is fake news

Verified: Sweden to cease Gripen fighter jet sales to Thailand is fake news

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.

Aug 4, 2025 | Politics

Verified: Clip claiming to be of Thai soldiers’ in last minute border clash is recycled

Verified: Clip claiming to be of Thai soldiers’ in last minute border clash is recycled

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.

Aug 3, 2025 | Politics

Verified: Video of Cambodia’s defense spokesperson speaking Thai is a deepfake

Verified: Video of Cambodia’s defense spokesperson speaking Thai is a deepfake

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.

Aug 2, 2025 | Politics

Verified: Thailand’s acting defence minister did not rebuke reporters over Cambodia

Verified: Thailand’s acting defence minister did not rebuke reporters over 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.

Aug 1, 2025 | Politics

Verified: Video claiming China delivered missiles to help Cambodia distorted from old video

Verified: Video claiming China delivered missiles to help Cambodia distorted from old video

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.

Aug 1, 2025 | Politics