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Verified: TikTok post falsely claims PM Anutin canceled elderly allowance — Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office confirms the claim is untrue.
Thai PBS Verify found a TikTok post alleging that Prime Minister Anutin had revoked the elderly allowance. However, the Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that no such cancellation has occurred and stated that the government is currently reviewing measures to enhance benefits for senior citizens.
Oct 4, 2025 | Politics
Verified: The clip claiming that Anutin secretly signed approval to “open the Khao Din border checkpoint” actually uses AI-generated audio to fabricate false news.
A viral clip falsely claimed that Anutin had secretly approved the opening of the “Khao Din” border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo Province, attracting over 1.6 million views. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the audio in the clip was AI-generated to narrate fabricated news. The Bhumjaithai Party confirmed that the checkpoint has not been opened, and on-site media reports verified that the border remains closed and inaccessible, contrary to the claim.
Sep 25, 2025 | Politics
Verified: An image of Thaksin, shown with a shaved head, full-body tattoos, and a prison uniform, was in fact AI-generated.
A photo depicting former Prime Minister “Thaksin Shinawatra” with a shaved head, extensive tattoos, and wearing a prison uniform has been verified as a fabricated image created by artificial intelligence. The Department of Corrections confirmed that, under official regulations, images of inmates cannot be publicly released.
Sep 18, 2025 | Politics
Verified: A well-known page claimed the 2nd Army Area was “preparing five thousand soldiers” for a clash with Cambodia. The fact is, this was a statement evaluating the soldiers’ morale.
A well-known page was found to have claimed Thailand was ready to end the war, sending five thousand soldiers to control the border, and cited a statement from the 2nd Army Area. The statement was an evaluation of the troops' health during a border surveillance mission and was not related to troop mobilization at all.
Sep 1, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Post Claims First Army Area Commander Proposes Granting Thai Nationality Proposes Granting Thai Nationality
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.
Aug 29, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Post claiming to show Thai victims in the Thai-Cambodia incident is actually an old clip of a bus accident in Prachin Buri
A video showing coffins being shared with the claim that they are Thai victims has been found to be misleading. In reality, it is an old clip of a bus carrying participants of a waste bank project study tour that overturned in Prachin Buri, unrelated to the Thai-Cambodia situation.
Aug 28, 2025 | Politics
Verified: Cambodian journalist claims clip shows Thai woman crying because she could not contact her son after a border clash — in fact, it is old footage from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) building collapse.
Verification found that a well-known Cambodian account published an interview with relatives of victims from the OAG building collapse during the 2025 earthquake, but distorted the translation to claim it was a mother of a missing person from the Thai–Cambodian border conflict. The video has gained over 1.5 million views.
Aug 27, 2025 | Politics
Verification: TikTok clip claiming to show Phu Mak Khuea is actually Khao No, Nakhon Sawan Province.
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.
Aug 26, 2025 | Politics
Verified: The image used by Cambodian media claiming that Thailand fired phosphorus munitions at Cambodian civilians is actually an old photo from Lebanon in 2023.
Distorted information was detected from Cambodian media, which used an image from an incident in Lebanon in 2023 and claimed it was an attack by Thailand using white phosphorus munitions. The Royal Thai Army confirmed the use of phosphorus rounds but insisted it did not violate international law, as they were only used against military targets. Experts warn that white phosphorus is a hazardous substance which, although not classified as a chemical weapon, can cause severe harm to humans and the environment.
Aug 26, 2025 | Politics
