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Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Apr 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A photo depicting a submarine was posted last Sunday by Facebook users. That submarine was attached to Thailand's flag, and it was claimed that Thailand bought this to show off Cambodia. It was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by Facebook users. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the photo attached above is false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Apr 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A photo depicting sculptures of women was posted with a claim that they were Khmer women during the Khmer Rouge regime and had been tortured by Vietnam. The above photo attached with the claim has been reacted to and shared many times by Facebook users. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the photo attached to the claim above is false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Apr 2023CambodiaKhmer

យ៉ាតគង់ ស្រឡាញ់សន្តិភាព

“អាខ្មៅម្នាក់នេះ ជាមនុស្សបាតផ្សារ សាហាវព្រៃផ្សៃ ប្រព្រឹត្តតែអំពើខុសច្បាប់ ដល់តែច្បាប់ចាត់ការ វាបានរត់គេចខ្លួនទៅពួនសំងំនៅក្រៅប្រទេសបានលួចលាក់ធ្វើជាសង្ឃក្លែងក្លាយ ដើរបោកគេឯង ដើម្បីជីវិតរស់ដែលខ្លួនបានរត់គេចចេញពីសំណាញ់ច្បាប់។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Explainer

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Apr 2023CambodiaKhmer

Son Seyhon, Social Media User

“ហាមទទួលទានទឹកត្រជាក់ និងងូតទឹកត្រជាក់អំឡុងពេលសីតុណ្ហភាពចន្លោះពី ៤០ ទៅ ៥០អង្សា ព្រោះវាមានគ្រោះថ្នាក់ដល់សុខភាព”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: ក្រសួងសុខាភិបាលកម្ពុជា និងស្ថាប័នជំនាញសុខាភិបាលអន្តរជាតិ សុទ្ធតែបញ្ជាក់ថា ការទទួលទានទឹកត្រជាក់ និងងូតទឹកត្រជាក់អំឡុងសីតុណ្ហភាពក្ដៅខ្លាំងនេះ សុទ្ធតែជាវិធីបង្ការហានិភ័យដែលបណ្ដាលមកពីរលកកម្ដៅខ្លាំង។

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia25 Apr 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“The history of Kun Khmer (Cambodina martial arts) has been popular since 1926 when 120557 spectaculors attending the event.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: រូបថតសខ្មៅមួយសន្លឹកនេះ មិនមែនជាការប្រកួតប្រដាល់គុនខ្មែរកាលពីឆ្នាំ១៩២៦នោះឡើយ។ រូបថតមួយសន្លឹកនេះ គឺជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ប្រកួតប្រដាល់រវាងកីឡាករអាមេរិក Jack Dempsey និងកីឡាករបារាំង Georges Carpentier នៅទឹកដី…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia24 Apr 2023CambodiaKhmer

ស៊ីស៊ីថាមស៍, Media

“ថៃប្រកាសអាសន្នពីកម្ដៅកើនឡើងក្បែរ ៦០អង្សាសេក្នុងតំបន់មួយចំនួន ខណៈអាជ្ញាធរសម្ដែងការព្រួយបារម្ភជាខ្លាំង។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: សីតុណ្ហភាពនៅក្នុងប្រទេស បានកើនឡើងដល់កម្រិតខ្ពស់បំផុត ៤៥អង្សានៅចុងសប្ដាហ៍នេះ។ ចំណែកឯសន្ទស្សន៍កម្ដៅដែលមនុស្សយើងមានអារម្មណ៍ថាកម្ដៅនោះ មានកម្រិតដល់ទៅ ៥៤អង្សានៅតាមតំបន់មួយចំនួនក្នុងប្រទេសថៃ។

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia22 Apr 2023Cambodia

នរៈ ឧរង្គៈ Nakrak Urunga, Social Media User

“A photo shows Cambodians throwing water on passengers during Khmer New Year Festival in the past years.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: This old image is unrelated to Khmer New Year Festival in the past. The image is of Laos New Year Festival in 1971 and nothing related to Khmer New Year Festival in the past.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia22 Apr 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“Manchester City has been fined by the Premier League by cutting 30pts.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia22 Apr 2023CambodiaOther languages

Social media posts

“Origami Hearts Display at Angkor Wat.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia20 Apr 2023Cambodia Sport and entertainment

Social media posts

“A claim stating that Manchester City has been fined by the Premier League by cutting 30pts down and now this football club stood at 12th on the league table was posted by a Facebook page. This claim was widely shared and reacted with mixed comments from many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking the reliable sources, it proves that the above claim is false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia19 Apr 2023CambodiaKhmer

នរៈ ឧរង្គៈ Nakrak Urunga, Social Media User

“រូបថតការលេងជះទឹកនៅកម្ពុជាអំឡុងពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មីកាលពីអតីតកាល។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: រូបថតសខ្មៅមួយដែលបង្ហាញមនុស្សមួយក្រុមជះទឹកទៅលើអ្នកដំណើរក្នុងរថយន្តដឹកជញ្ជូនមួយគ្រឿង មិនមែនជាការលេងជះទឹកអំឡុងពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មីនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាកាលពីអតីតកាលនោះឡើយ។ រូបថតមួយសន្លឹកនេះ គឺជាទិដ្…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia13 Apr 2023Cambodia

Rick Kh, Content Creator

“A scupture of Preah Ko taken from Cambodia hundred years ago is locked inside Prasat Phra Thep Bidon which is not open to public.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The temple presented by the content creator is called Prasat Phra Thep Bidon where the statuses of previous Kings of Thailand’s Chakri Dynasty are enshrined. No official records detail the sculpture of Preah Ko locked i…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia7 Apr 2023CambodiaKhmer

Thong Nidamony, Social Media User

“មន្ត្រីចិនលាត់អាវបង្ហាញបេះដូងទៅកាន់មន្ត្រីអាមេរិក។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: បុរសដែលលាត់អាវបង្ហាញស្នាមរបួសនៅលើរាងកាយនោះ មិនមែនជារដ្ឋមន្ត្រីតៃវ៉ាន់ ឬជាមន្ត្រីចិននោះឡើយ។ បុរសរូបនោះ គឺជាលោក Lee Wong អាយុ ៧១ឆ្នាំ ដែលជាសមាជិកជាប់ឆ្នោតនៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សាក្រុង West Chester។ អតីតទាហាន…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia6 Apr 2023CambodiaKhmer

ចៅ បុណ្យ, Political Activist

“ព្រះតេជគុណ ប៊ុត ប៊ុនតិញ ថើបស្ត្រីម្នាក់”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: រូបថតមួយសន្លឹកនេះ មិនជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធអ្វីនឹងព្រះតេជគុណ ប៊ុត ប៊ុនតិញ ដែលភៀសព្រះកាយទៅគង់នៅឯក្រៅប្រទេស បន្ទាប់ពីរងបណ្ដឹងពីរដ្ឋាភិបាលដឹកនាំដោយគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជារបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន។ ព្រះសង្ឃដែលថ…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia5 Apr 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A piece of news saying actors and actresses crying about the loss of someone was recently published. This piece of news has been shared many times and reacted to with mixed comments by Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking the Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the claim above is missing context.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Missing Context

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia31 Mar 2023CambodiaKhmer

ទូរទស្សន៍ជាតិកម្ពុជា ទទក - TVK, Media

“តម្រាយផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនភ្នំពេញ-សៀមរាប គ្រោងធ្វើឡើងកាត់ផ្ទៃបឹងទន្លេសាប”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូន បានបញ្ជាក់ថា គម្រោងសិក្សាផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនភ្នំពេញ-សៀមរាប មិនត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងឆ្លងកាត់ផ្ទៃបឹងទន្លេសាបនោះឡើយ។ មន្ត្រីនាំពាក្យក្រសួងនេះ បញ្ជាក់ថា តម្រាយផ្លូវល្បឿនលឿនថ្មីនេះ នឹងត្…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia30 Mar 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A viral photo depicting a sewage truck was posted on a Facebook page recently. It was seen that trucks become sewage trucks in the rainy season and sell clean water in the dry season. The above photo was reacted to and shared by Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after running a Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the photo posted is digitally altered.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Altered

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia30 Mar 2023Cambodia War and conflict

SPK, Social Media User

“Russia's Putin used to be a Buddhist monk, but he is more cruel than a dog.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Russian President Vladimir Putin has never been a Buddhist monk. Photos of Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden wearing Buddhism robes were generated by AI technology. They are among AI-generated photos going viral on soc…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Mar 2023CambodiaOther languages

Social media posts

“Angelina Jolie passed away.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Mar 2023CambodiaOther languages

Social media posts

“Pheng Vannak got arrested.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

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