China
Video Clip of a Burning Building Misrepresented as U.S. Strike on Iran — Actually Footage of a Fire in China in 2022
Thai PBS Verify investigated a viral post sharing a video of a burning building, claimed to show the aftermath of a U.S. attack on Iran. In reality, the footage depicts a fire in China in 2022. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, the United States launched its third strike against Iran in response to an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Jul 21, 2026
China mandates “AI-Generated” labels to mitigate risks, combat fake news and curb fraud
China has officially enforced new regulations, effective September 1, 2025, requiring all artificial intelligence (AI) generated content published online to be explicitly identified for viewers.
Feb 19, 2026
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