Fact Crescendo Cambodia

Fact Crescendo is an Indian fact-checking organisation that publishes in several Indian languages and runs sites for other Asian countries.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia24 Mar 2023Cambodia Sport and entertainment

Social media posts

“A piece of news showing the Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie is dead was published and shared on social media last week. This piece of news has been shared many times by Facebook users. However, after checking the Google Reverse Image search and reliable sources, the claim above proves false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia23 Mar 2023CambodiaKhmer

TNAOT, Media

“ឆៃថាវចម្លែករូបរាងដូចជើងមនុស្សនៅជប៉ុន។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: រូបថតឆៃថាវមានរូបរាងដូចជើងមនុស្សនេះ មិនមែនជាឆៃថាវធម្មជាតិពិតប្រាកដដែលដាំដុះដោយប្រជាជនជប៉ុននោះឡើយ។ ឆៃថាវមានរូបរាងដូចជើងមនុស្សនេះ គ្រាន់តែជារូបស្មូនពីជ័រស៊ីលីខនដែលជាស្នាដៃសិល្បៈរបស់វិចិត្រករ…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia22 Mar 2023Cambodia Sport and entertainment

Social media posts

“A piece of news saying a Facebook celebrity Pheng Vannak being detained was published and shared on social media last week. This piece of news had 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 and his clarification, it proves that the claim above is false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia21 Mar 2023Cambodia

ថ្ងៃនេះ ថ្ងៃស្អែក, Social Media User

“A royal residence in Siem Reap province was purposely set on fire to sell the plot of land.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The former King Norodom Sihanouk’s residence in Siem Reap will never moved out after a fire broke out on March 12. The Royal Palace and the government clarified the royal residence reconstruction began just one day afte…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia18 Mar 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A thumbnail photo showing people and crocodiles was posted on a Facebook page with a claim caption that “Crocodiles attack and eat people in the river”. It has been widely shared by Khmer-speaking Facebook users along with mixed comments. However, running a Google Reverse Image search proves that the video attached to the claim was missing context.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Missing Context

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia18 Mar 2023CambodiaKhmer

ថ្ងៃនេះ ថ្ងៃស្អែក, Social Media User

“មានគេលួចដុតព្រះរាជដំណាក់នៅខេត្តសៀមរាបដើម្បីយកដីលក់យកលុយចែកគ្នា”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: ព្រះរាជដំណាក់របស់ព្រះបរមរតនកោដ្ឋស្ថិតនៅក្នុងខេត្តសៀមរាប មិនត្រូវបានដោះដូរនោះឡើយ បន្ទាប់ពីអគ្គិភ័យបានឆាបឆេះរាជដំណាក់តូចកាលពីថ្ងៃទី១២ ខែមីនាកន្លងមកនេះ។ ព្រះបរមរាជវាំងបានចាប់ផ្ដើមរៀបចំរុះរើ ន…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia17 Mar 2023Cambodia

Thida Morokot, Social Media USer

“Former King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen dressed in Vietnamese custom at their wedding ceremony.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The robes dressed by Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk are Mongolian customs.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia15 Mar 2023CambodiaKhmer

ខ្ញុំ ជា សម រង្ស៊ី, Social Media User

“លោក មាជ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា និងលោក Mark Gibbel ជាភ្នាក់ងារចារកម្ម CIA។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: គ្មានភស្តុតាងរឹងមាំណាបញ្ជាក់ថា លោក Mark Gibbel និងលោក មាជ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា ជាភ្នាក់ងាររបស់ទីភ្នាក់ងារចារកម្មអាមេរិក CIA ដែលត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនឱ្យមកបង្កភាពវឹកវរនៅកម្ពុជានោះឡើយ។ លោក Mark Gibbel បញ្ជាក់ថា ការចុះផ្សាយរបស…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia11 Mar 2023CambodiaKhmer

Thida Morokot, Social Media User

“សម្ដេចព្រះ នរោត្ដម សីហនុ និងមហេសី គ្រងឈុតប្រពៃណីវៀតណាមនៅថ្ងៃរៀបមង្គលការ។”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: សម្លៀកបំពាក់ដែលគ្រងដោយអតីតព្រះមហាក្សត្រកម្ពុជា ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទ នរោត្ដម សីហនុ និងព្រះមហេសីរបស់ទ្រង់នោះ មិនមែនជាឈុតប្រពៃណីវៀតណាមនោះឡើយ។ រូបថតមួយសន្លឹកនេះ បង្ហាញឱ្យឃើញព្រះករុណា នរោត្ដម សីហនុ និងព្រះមហេសី នរោ…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia10 Mar 2023Cambodia Climate and environment

Social media posts

“A rescue dog rescued 10 victims in the Turkey earthquake recently.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia10 Mar 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“Photo showing a deserted piece of land with the year of 2023 and another one shows the land which is filled with green forest with the year of 2009.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia9 Mar 2023CambodiaKhmer

DAP-NEWS, Media

“UN: ការគោរពសិទ្ធីមនុស្សនៅកម្ពុជាកាន់តែល្អប្រសើរ”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Explanatory

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia7 Mar 2023Cambodia Climate and environment

Social media posts

“A viral photo showing a rescue dog was circulated on social media. It was claimed and linked to the recent Turkey earthquake. This post was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, a Google Reverse Image search proves that the claim attached to the above photo was false.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia28 Feb 2023CambodiaOther languages

Social media posts

“Hun Sen has already passed away”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia27 Feb 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“Soon, if you want to create a Facebook account, you must pay $11.99 per month for one account”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia25 Feb 2023Cambodia Crime and security

Social media posts

“A Facebook page posted a video depicting Thai police finding 2 women hiding in a pickup truck. It was claimed that those were Illegal Cambodian workers arrested by Thai authorities. This viral video has been shared and viewed many times by Facebook users recently. However, after running a Google Reverse Image search, it proves that the video attached to the claim above is misleading.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia23 Feb 2023Cambodia

Social media posts

“A Facebook user claims that creating a Facebook account would require them to pay a specific amount of money in the near future. This post has been shared and reacted to with mixed comments by Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking the original announcement made by Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Meta, it proves that the claim made above is misleading.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia23 Feb 2023CambodiaOther languages

កាមទេព លីមហុង, Social Media User

“The current Pursat governor died last night (19/02/2023).”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The incumbent governor of Pursat province, Khoy Rida, is fine, not as what was claimed on social media. Former Pursat governor Khoy Sokha – a lawmaker and elder brother of the current governor – died last week.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia21 Feb 2023CambodiaKhmer

កាមទេព លីមហុង, Social Media User

“ចៅហ្វាយខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ស្លាប់យប់មិញ”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: អភិបាលខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់បច្ចុប្បន្ន លោក ខូយ រីដា នៅរស់រានមានជីវិតដូចធម្មតា មិនដូចនឹងការអះអាងនោះឡើយ។ ប៉ុន្តែ តំណាងរាស្ត្រមណ្ឌលពោធិ៍សាត់ លោក ខូយ សុខា ដែលជាបងប្រុសបង្កើតរបស់លោក និងជាអតីតអភិបាលខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ ប…

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia20 Feb 2023Cambodia Climate and environment

Social media posts

“An image depicting a collapsed building resulted from earthquake in Turkey recently”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading