{"id":47704,"date":"2025-04-15T23:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T03:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-land-rights-demonstration-in-chiang-mai-not-bangkok-rally-against-myanmar-leader\/15\/04\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T23:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T03:54:44","slug":"video-shows-land-rights-demonstration-in-chiang-mai-not-bangkok-rally-against-myanmar-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-land-rights-demonstration-in-chiang-mai-not-bangkok-rally-against-myanmar-leader\/15\/04\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows land rights demonstration in Chiang Mai, not Bangkok rally against Myanmar leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Protesters in Bangkok rallied against the Myanmar junta chief as he visited the city for a regional summit after a devastating earthquake killed more than 3,600 people. But a video of a demonstration circulating online was in fact filmed in Thailand&#8217;s northern Chiang Mai city at a land rights protest by indigenous groups.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Min Aung Hlaing, who was asked to leave someone else&#8217;s country during his visit,&#8221; reads a Burmese-language <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/b6e29da5-847b-4700-8221-d1e81f933157\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a> shared on April 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The accompanying video of a crowd chanting in front of a building features the same text overlay. It has since racked up more than 3,800 views.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot taken on April 11, 2025 of the false post<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video was shared with the same claim on <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/6f176510-59b4-4c14-844a-c0dbf202d535\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/359bf7d6-e3d4-4b64-82a5-2eb84dc5ee5c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/042707eb-da18-4ee8-b534-c04907a1d028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It surfaced after Myanmar&#8217;s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250404-protest-as-quake-hit-myanmar-junta-chief-joins-bangkok-summit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:held talks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">held talks<\/a> with leaders from Bay of Bengal littoral nations at a plush Bangkok hotel on April 4, a week after a devastating magnitude-7.7 earthquake killed more than 3,600 people in his home country (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250414023429\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250404-protest-as-quake-hit-myanmar-junta-chief-joins-bangkok-summit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The decision to invite him has drawn criticism, and protesters hung a banner from a bridge outside the venue reading: &#8220;We do not welcome murderer Min Aung Hlaing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the circulating video actually shows a land rights protest in northern Thailand&#8217;s Chiang Mai days before the junta chief visited Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A keyword search on TikTok for the username seen in the Facebook video led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mindmind7260\/video\/7487606333563391239\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">post<\/a> by a Thai user on March 30, featuring a hashtag reading &#8220;protest for land rights&#8221; in its caption (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/MJF4-ZJ9W?type=standard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The user, who also posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mindmind7260\/video\/7487495764315327752\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:other videos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">other videos<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mindmind7260\/video\/7487604878756302098\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:rally;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">rally<\/a>, demanded land rights in the video caption (archived\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/fd5c6ba1-a13a-4ee7-baf5-f18834557cd9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/U5BA-LGCU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thai-language sticker text reads, &#8220;If your land is available, ten thousand of us are ready to enter your home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the false post (left) and the original TikTok post &lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"587\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/X53RCOex3CKESH9kSezNbg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU4Nw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/bdec9b0e9d3f36acd3095cb45c4ac975\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the false post (left) and the original TikTok post <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Broadcaster Thai PBS published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tpbsnorth\/posts\/pfbid02zdGAYbhQenx66oC9MxA8M3sxGbivnzWuXKHoaZpRyjzKuMUoVap4UzRBXDSzVX2il\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:similar photos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">similar photos<\/a> from the rally on Facebook on March 29 in a post that stated forest community and northern farmers&#8217; groups gathered in front of the Chiang Mai City Hall to demand the government review forest conservation laws that violated their rights (<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/51d1dabf-e94c-4972-a5aa-4d3495e12a26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the Thai PBS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=981571407503848&amp;set=pcb.981572234170432\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:photos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">photos<\/a> shows the same people seen in the TikTok video\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/f96cc6ff-5d86-493b-9e7a-1f352fb0531a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the TikTok video (left) and the Thai PBS photo with similarities highlighted by AFP&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"412\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TpIT8uwbBinbvjPftwqTRA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQxMg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/1e6c9de6916845334fff1c34917ea290\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the TikTok video (left) and the Thai PBS photo with similarities highlighted by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Google Street View imagery also shows the building in the TikTok video is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/hpfyiJG6Hq5Wpc3F9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chiang Mai City Hall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chiang Mai City Hall<\/a>, more than 590 kilometres (370 miles) from Bangkok (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/RUP3-7Y9P?type=image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has debunked other false claims surrounding the devastating earthquake in Myanmar <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/fact-checking-search-results?search_api_fulltext=Myanmar+earthquake\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/video-shows-land-rights-demonstration-015846739.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protesters in Bangkok rallied against the Myanmar junta chief as he visited the city for a regional summit after a devastating earthquake<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a 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