{"id":51413,"date":"2025-08-05T22:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-from-myanmar-conflict-falsely-shared-as-thailand-cambodia-dispute\/05\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T22:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:23:48","slug":"video-from-myanmar-conflict-falsely-shared-as-thailand-cambodia-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-from-myanmar-conflict-falsely-shared-as-thailand-cambodia-dispute\/05\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video from Myanmar conflict falsely shared as Thailand-Cambodia dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As Thailand and Cambodia battled with jets, rockets and artillery after longstanding border tensions erupted in July, a video showing a truckload of men engaging in a gunfight surfaced in social media posts linking it to the recent conflict. However, the footage was in fact shared days before by an anti-coup group in Myanmar and published in reports about the group attacking junta soldiers.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Warning: video contains gun violence<\/pre>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;#Horrifying Cambodia vs Thailand war,&#8221; reads an Indonesian-language <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/658a8e30-01cb-459a-a7e9-69bf299d9a24\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a>\u00a0on July 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The accompanying video of a truckload of men shooting at several people on a street has been viewed more than 139,000 times.<\/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 false post, taken on July 31, 2025, with a red X mark added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was shared after\u00a0a long-standing dispute over contested border temples boiled over into open combat on Thailand and Cambodia&#8217;s 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier on July 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After five days of fighting that killed at least 43 people on both sides, both sides agreed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/partners\/afp\/thailand-and-cambodia-trade-allegations-of-truce-breaking\/article_506eee1d-4e7b-56d5-9164-58209156e516.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ceasefire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0starting from July 29 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/4PEL-5VEC\" 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 video also surfaced alongside similar claims on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/5C3D-AGZ4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/CWT2-SK2Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>, as well as in <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250801080404\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/v16.0\/plugins\/post.php?app_id=&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfe3fbda33dec3%26domain%3Ddevelopers.facebook.com%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdevelopers.facebook.com%252Ff8686a44c9f19%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=734&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwatch%2F%3Fv%3D1406452530610417%26rdid%3DGujDeGgLsja5f0KW&amp;set=a.462670379217792&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Malay;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Malay<\/a>-language posts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the footage is unrelated to the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two of the people in the truck can be seen wearing hats with an emblem that features a red flag with a white star on the top-left corner, matching the <a href=\"https:\/\/mod.nugmyanmar.org\/en\/peoples-defence-force\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:flag;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">flag<\/a> of Myanmar&#8217;s anti-coup People&#8217;s Defence Force (PDF)\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250801083743\/https:\/\/mod.nugmyanmar.org\/en\/peoples-defence-force\/\" 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 from falsely shared video post, with PDF emblem marked by AFP&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"271\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/m1lPumznLe7PLZzu_h2bxQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI3MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/f0e2c162089f419936d736f3bcd789aa\"\/><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 from falsely shared video post, with PDF emblem marked by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Burmese-speaking AFP journalist confirmed that the people in the video speak Burmese throughout, while several storefronts have banners written in Burmese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVAKQqO2BE4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Keyword searches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Keyword searches<\/a> based on the two logos seen in the top corners of the video, which are linked to two groups under the PDF, led to a Facebook post by the DU WON People&#8217;s Defense group Ye.U on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1040780994869398\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:July 15;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">July 15<\/a> sharing the same footage (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250804064102\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1040780994869398&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" 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 group posted a similar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/913066027649898\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video<\/a> the day before, with a Burmese-language caption saying anti-junta fighters attacked five soldiers from a military station in Zigon as they returned from buying alcohol on July 14, 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250805085728\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F913066027649898&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=1100\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>). The post adds that four of the troops were killed in the battle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The same men wearing the same clothing can be seen in both videos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparisons of the two videos posted by the DU WON People's Defence Force on Facebook, with similarities marked by AFP&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"816\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Leasf_5b71UuH6X_rmZmSg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTgxNjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/b84c917afcc94a6ad0bcf9e063054f88\"\/><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 comparisons of the two videos posted by the DU WON People&#8217;s Defence Force on Facebook, with similarities marked by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP was able to confirm the videos were shot in the town using the name of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/jyxKXqtoaS17qB6h9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:gold shop;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">gold shop<\/a> seen in the July 14 video, which corresponds to a photo of the shop&#8217;s exterior posted to its Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=159033769321321&amp;set=pb.100064310580989.-2207520000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">page<\/a> in January 2021 (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/5TKE-7Q83\" 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:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/fffe4f07-58f6-498a-a0d0-5ba3b809614a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the July 14 Du Won People's Defence Force video (left) and the photo of the gold shop in Zigon (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"354\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2wDZ4oCG1TC7ueMJHPtInA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTM1NDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/f24cef8ef535ed2d768490cea0e80411\"\/><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 July 14 Du Won People&#8217;s Defence Force video (left) and the photo of the gold shop in Zigon (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Screenshots from the video were also used in a July 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvb.no\/post\/714606\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:news report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">news report<\/a> about the attack by local outlet Democratic Voice of Burma (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250801103752\/https:\/\/www.dvb.no\/post\/714606\" 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 also debunked other misinformation related to the Thailand and Cambodia border clash\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.682D7KF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.67JC2G3\" 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:\/\/u.afp.com\/USfirefightingPlane\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/video-myanmar-conflict-falsely-shared-014409832.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Thailand and Cambodia battled with jets, rockets and artillery after longstanding border tensions erupted in July, a video showing a truckload<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a 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