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Cambodia Claims Thailand Started a New Clash – Found to be a Video Game Image Featuring a World War II-Era Aircraft
Thai PBS Verify found a Cambodian social media user who posted an image of a bomber, claiming it depicted a new round of conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. Verification found that the photo was taken from a World War II dive bomber video game to create fake news. This was shared more than 2,700 times.
Dec 8, 2025 | Politics
The claim that “senators still have the power to vote for the prime minister in 2026” is misleading.
Thai PBS Verify found that a Cambodian social media user, “Makaraboy,” claimed that elections in Thailand are meaningless because 250 senators still take part in selecting the prime minister. This claim is false. Under the 2017 Constitution, the current group of senators no longer has the authority to vote for the prime minister.
Dec 1, 2025 | Politics
Distorted Post Misrepresents Assoc. Prof. Panitan’s Interview—Falsely Claims Malaysian PM ‘Anwar’ Is Biased and Wants Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces
A post falsely claimed that Assoc. Prof. Panitan Wattanayagorn stated the Malaysian Prime Minister “is biased in favor of Cambodia” and “wants the three southern border provinces of Thailand.” Panitan confirmed that this was a misrepresentation and embellishment of his original remarks, taken out of context. He did not make such statements.
Nov 17, 2025 | Politics
Clip claims Cambodian people of Thai descent protest, demanding return to Thailand. Verification reveals it was created by AI
Thai PBS Verify found a viral clip along with a message claiming that “Cambodian people of Thai descent protest, demanding a return to Thailand.” However, analysis using AI content-detection tools and expert review identified several irregularities in the images and audio. This confirms it is merely a fake clip created with AI technology and is not a real event.
Nov 4, 2025 | Politics
A clip claiming that a former navy commander refused to accept MOU 44, allegedly prompting the government to dismiss him, has misled more than 2 million viewers.
Thai PBS Verify found that the clip is actually an old video overlaid with distorted text. The Royal Thai Navy spokesperson confirmed it is fake news and urged the public not to believe it.
Oct 31, 2025 | Politics
A post claiming that “Anutin” submitted a request to extend the government’s term by 2 years is false — a piece of fake news that has misled hundreds of thousands of viewers.
An X account shared an image of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul along with a message claiming an extension of his term as prime minister due to arrangements for the royal funeral of the Queen Mother.
Oct 29, 2025 | Politics
“Hun Sen” inviting “Ice Rakchanok” to move to Cambodia with the position of Wife No. 1 is Fake News
A post claiming that “Hun Sen,” the former Prime Minister of Cambodia, invited “Ice” Rakchanok Srinok to live in Cambodia and offered her the position of Wife No. 1 is false information.
Oct 28, 2025 | Politics
FAKE NEWS ALERT: ‘Ice Rukchanok’ Arrest, ‘People’s Party’ Dissolution Claim DEBUNKED
A Facebook page falsely claims that "Ice Rukchanok " was arrested under Thai Criminal Code’s Article 112 and that the "People's Party" was dissolved. Investigation reveals the image is from 2023, manipulated with misleading text to create confusion, and includes a deceptive link to a pornographic website, risking personal data loss.
Oct 27, 2025 | Politics
“Hun Manet” claimed that the Thai–Cambodian JBC meeting had agreed to use the 1:200,000 map, but verification found no record of this in the meeting minutes.
Hun Manet posted on Facebook claiming that the Thai–Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting had agreed to set a temporary border line using the 1:200,000 scale map. However, the Thai government spokesperson denied this, and academics pointed out that the JBC meeting had not yet reached any conclusion.
Oct 24, 2025 | Politics
