“A Facebook user claimed that Sam Rainy, a former opposition leader, had already passed away by posting a picture of him with the word “RIP” overlaid on it. The claim has received a lot of social media attention, and Facebook users who speak Khmer have commented on it. However, we found the claim is false.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jul 2023.
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated thisAltered
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 July 2023. Fact Crescendo Cambodia (Cambodia) looked into it and published its finding on 22 July 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “Altered”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by Fact Crescendo Cambodia. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Fact Crescendo Cambodia, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.