MYANMAR MILITARY COUP

Facebook posts falsely claim Thai army chief 'declared war on Myanmar'

Published on 17/03/2023 at 10:12

Burmese-language posts viewed thousands of times on Facebook are falsely claiming that the head of Thailand's army has "declared war on Myanmar". They feature videos with the same misleading thumbnail that claims he warned the Thai army would seize Myanmar's Karen state, which borders Thailand. But the army chief shown in the videos retired in 2020, and the Thai army told AFP the claim is false.

Old video does not show 'Myanmar military helicopter shot down by anti-junta forces'

Published on 09/02/2023 at 07:20

False posts claim emergency imposed at Thai-Myanmar border after 'bomb attack'

Published on 20/10/2022 at 06:28

This photo shows a stunt in Bangladesh -- it does not relate to anti-coup fighters in Myanmar

Updated on 16/08/2022 at 04:43

This photo actually shows a bridge that collapsed in Taiwan, not Myanmar

Published on 10/08/2022 at 06:08

Old photos of fungi misleadingly shared with claim they grew on 'dead Myanmar soldiers' graves'

Published on 01/08/2022 at 06:17

This photo shows a queue for fuel in Sri Lanka, not in Myanmar

Published on 01/06/2022 at 06:38

Thailand rocket festival images misrepresented as 'missile built by Myanmar anti-coup forces'

Published on 20/05/2022 at 11:31

This photo shows Japanese automaker executive, not the country's energy minister

Updated on 20/05/2022 at 08:10

Image has circulated in reports since 2020 about fuel queues in Sudan, not Myanmar

Published on 22/04/2022 at 11:02

Photos show Myanmar's Buddhist water festival in 2017, not 2022

Published on 21/04/2022 at 09:46

Old photos do not show 'attack' on rebel group in Myanmar in 2022

Published on 13/04/2022 at 03:36

Doctored images do not show 'Ukrainian protesters expressing support for Myanmar'

Published on 09/03/2022 at 10:29

This video shows Israeli soldiers trying to stop a tyre in Palestinian territories

Updated on 04/03/2022 at 20:04

This photo shows an anti-coup protest in Myanmar, not a pro-military march

Published on 14/02/2022 at 11:39