Recently, especially after the situation at the border became more tense, people impersonating top leaders of Cambodia have been frequent. Therefore, caution and verification are necessary and must be taken seriously. This fraud occurred on both the Facebook and Telegram accounts of Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Samdech Thip Dee.
In addition to the leaders’ important social networks, what we should also verify are the social networks of various national institutions, including the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Information, and major media organizations that are key to the war of words and the information battle.
Apparently, the team on the Facebook account The King yesterday also issued a warning to citizens to be careful after a crook impersonated the King himself to post a message criticizing the bravery and courage of a Cambodian military officer, who was shown on social media as an officer who should be punished, while the military officer was showing a brave stance defending the nation and the homeland at the border.
After this incident, the Prime Minister’s team issued an appeal to all the brothers and sisters, mothers and grandmothers, to be more careful and always verify the posts of the Prime Minister before believing them to avoid misunderstandings or falling into the dark tricks of the opposition, who always feed their hearts with deception in every way. To destroy their own nation.
Mr. Tep Asnarith, Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Information, recently stated that in the first half of 2025, the Ministry of Information’s Counter-Fake News Committee recorded a total of 1,800 cases, and after the border tensions from late May to early July, there were quite a few cases of fake news about the border issue.
He stated that the number of fake news related only to the Cambodian-Thai border. The committee recorded 180 cases, and among those fake news, there is also a type of fake news created by artificial intelligence technology.
He continued that the fake news includes the fake voices of Cambodian leaders, state institutions, private individuals, and fake images, totaling more than 10 cases, which have been used by criminals for the purpose of fraud, deception, or economic and political exploitation, as well as some others, affecting the honorable rights of leaders, privacy, and dignity of citizens. .
In short, caution and a sense of verification must be taken into account at all times, and in the current situation, all sharing and expressing views and opinions should be careful so as not to complicate the situation and affect the management and normality of our daily lives and livelihoods. Believing or receiving false information that is not correct can have a negative impact and can cause problems and risks to the nation and ourselves. Please be careful, everyone.
