Thai social media users share old photo of Rohingya refugees in posts about Myanmar unrest

Published on 06/04/2021 at 06:00

A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and online forum posts alongside a claim it shows a Rohingya woman killed during anti-coup protests in Myanmar in 2021. The claim is false: the photo has circulated since at least 2017 in online posts unrelated to the recent coup in Myanmar.

These photos show air strikes on western Myanmar in 2020 and a military exercise in 2018

Updated on 05/04/2021 at 08:12

False claim circulates online in Thailand about coronavirus vaccine eligibility

Published on 30/03/2021 at 12:00

Old April Fool's Day joke about TIME magazine naming Thai prime minister 'best leader' resurfaces in misleading Facebook posts

Published on 26/03/2021 at 10:19

This photo was taken in 2020, before the Thai restaurant faced a boycott in 2021

Published on 26/03/2021 at 06:05

This video shows monkeys sliding down electricity cables in India

Published on 25/03/2021 at 04:20

These photos show unrelated incidents in Afghanistan, Nigeria and a film scene

Updated on 25/03/2021 at 07:24

These photos show an anti-China protest in Vietnam in 2014 and a fire at a Taiwanese factory in 2020

Published on 17/03/2021 at 06:00

Old hoax circulates on Thai social media warning people to turn off mobile phones due to harmful cosmic rays passing Earth

Published on 12/03/2021 at 10:35

This image is an AFP photo that shows a dog culling in 2015 in Pakistan, not Myanmar

Published on 08/03/2021 at 13:25

Thai social media users share misleading claim that WHO warned against cooking with aluminium foil

Published on 03/03/2021 at 04:30

Social media posts mislead on Thai PM's meeting with Myanmar foreign minister in Bangkok

Published on 26/02/2021 at 13:30

False claim circulates online that Thai court postponed verdict on 2014 protest leaders

Published on 26/02/2021 at 06:30

This video shows a fire at a car park in Malaysia, not Singapore

Published on 26/02/2021 at 05:30

This image shows a South Korean film released in 2007 -- it was not taken in Myanmar

Published on 23/02/2021 at 10:30