“An image showing a portrait photo of a former opposition leader, Sam Rainy, placed on the car was posted by a Facebook user along with the claim that he has already passed away. The claim has been widely shared on social media platforms and reacted to by Khmer-speaking Facebook users. However, we found the claim is false.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Jul 2023.
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 July 2023. Fact Crescendo Cambodia (Cambodia) looked into it and published its finding on 13 July 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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.