{"id":51164,"date":"2025-07-28T03:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-kenya-protests-not-mass-runaways-from-cambodias-internet-sweatshops\/28\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T03:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:03:49","slug":"video-shows-kenya-protests-not-mass-runaways-from-cambodias-internet-sweatshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-kenya-protests-not-mass-runaways-from-cambodias-internet-sweatshops\/28\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows Kenya protests, not mass runaways from Cambodia&#8217;s internet sweatshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cambodian authorities arrested thousands in raids on internet scam compounds in July, but a video showing people running along a highway does not show workers fleeing scam centres. The clip was actually filmed during a demonstration in Kenya, where protesters held running battles with police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Mass escape from scam parks in Cambodia,&#8221; reads the <span>simplified <\/span>Chinese text over the clip shared on July 19 on <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250727060048\/https:\/\/www.xiaohongshu.com\/explore\/687cb6100000000010012d33?source=webshare&amp;xhsshare=pc_web&amp;xsec_token=CBmvYNxDdkzV329z2uiBElO7cbO07xALQykicBxVpX0_k=&amp;xsec_source=pc_share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Red Note;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Red Note<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 45-second video showed a group of people running on a highway.<\/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 of the false Red Note post captured on July 28, 2025, with a red X added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It surfaced after Cambodian authorities said 2,000 people were arrested in raids, including at least 226 Chinese nationals, after Prime Minister Hun Manet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/cambodia-cybercrime-scam-centre-crackdown-arrest-2000-5245776\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ordered;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span>ordered<\/span><\/a><span> law enforcement and the military to clamp down on scam centres in the country in July (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/AZ2K-JT3E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Workers at the centres typically use romance or business cons to defraud web users of an estimated $40 billion annually, but many say they were trafficked or lured there under false pretences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The false claim also spread elsewhere on <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/JF8H-XUH2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bilibili;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bilibili<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Some users appear to believe the clip was filmed in Cambodia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They are all victims,&#8221; one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another commented, &#8220;The cyber-fraud is finally over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/how-do-reverse-image-search\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a> on Google showed a clip showing the same scene was uploaded on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_isaac_izo_\/video\/7519995024302509318\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> on June 26 with hashtags that read &#8220;maandamano&#8221; &#8212; or &#8220;protest&#8221; in Swahili\u00a0 &#8212; and the date June 25 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/D8LA-JEK3\" 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 false post (left) and the TikTok clip (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"336\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6E8Ipr515UeYf4oRAoGIBw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTMzNjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/a94f84a5d4d446fdf2792ba5ba325ea2\"\/><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 TikTok clip (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The clip was shared after protesters held ral<span>lies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/national\/article\/2001522739\/kenya-anniversary-protests-turn-violent-8-dead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on the day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">on the day <\/a>to mark a year since massive anti-government demonstrations before they turned violent, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held running battles with police (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/J266-LGCS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Google Street View<\/span> imagery also showed the clip was filmed along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Tulivu+Suites\/@-1.1031071,37.0199899,3a,75y,177.72h,88.8t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s7UbvAE_arIF-sm4Fj--XHw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D1.1986431200275263%26panoid%3D7UbvAE_arIF-sm4Fj--XHw%26yaw%3D177.72147611105748!7i16384!8i8192!4m7!3m6!1s0x182f4735a7bf51f3:0x4815dae562403100!8m2!3d-1.1043891!4d37.0187566!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11stxvkp1w?entry=tts&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcyMS4wIPu8ASoASAFQAw%3D%3D&amp;skid=d22623e6-0bbf-40b2-9448-f3d749cb5e1f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thika Road;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Thika Road<\/a> in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/B6XP-RLX7\" 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 Google Map Street View (left) and the TikTok video with matching features highlighted by AFP (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"292\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Zf5CBnx.r.v9igPchg4C6Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI5MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/e926d5f41513d5acebe758df0c2c09d8\"\/><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 Google Map Street View (left) and the TikTok video with matching features highlighted by AFP (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>AFP has also previously <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.67CQ8CQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fact-checked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fact-checked<\/a> the same <span>video.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Several Kenyan media outlets mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kRdYWlosGxA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the thoroughfare;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the thoroughfare<\/a> as one of the protest sites<\/span> in their reporting, including Citizen TV Kenya (archived\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/W42Z-9F5L\" 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\">The Daily Nation <a href=\"https:\/\/nation.africa\/kenya\/photos\/in-photos-june-25-anniversary-protests-5096620\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">published<\/a> photos where the four-lane highway can be seen several times (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250709110027\/https:\/\/nation.africa\/kenya\/photos\/in-photos-june-25-anniversary-protests-5096620\" 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 another false claim about scam centres in Cambodia <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36X39BM\" 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\/articles\/video-shows-kenya-protests-not-063032962.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cambodian authorities arrested thousands in raids on internet scam compounds in July, but a video showing people running along a highway does<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-kenya-protests-not-mass-runaways-from-cambodias-internet-sweatshops\/28\/07\/2025\/\">Read More 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