“A viral post showing people lining up in a mall was posted on a Facebook page. This post was attached with a claim stating that they were lining up to purchase a smartwatch. It was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after running a Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the post above is false.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 Jan 2023.
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 January 2023. Fact Crescendo Cambodia (Cambodia) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Hwet1yhCrf8T3UzHNuWAn5Dn3sNGbXPAy…
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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.