Ministry of National Defence (Cambodia)

What is circulating

“Cambodia asked Thailand to open a checkpoint in the Chanthaburi and Trat area to move equipment for a school under royal patronage.”

Claimed by Facebook page Isan Banna Fanpage · social media

The facts

The Royal Thai Navy called the rumour fake on 14 April 2026, Prime Minister Anutin said on 15 April that no checkpoint had opened and no coordination had taken place, and Cambodia's Defence Ministry denied making any request. The two royal-patronage technical institutes in Cambodia are real, which Thai PBS Verify said was used to make the invented request look credible.

Fact check: Thai PBS Verify

What is circulating

“Videos show Thailand using 'toxic smoke' on Cambodia during the July 2025 border conflict, described in the posts as genocide.”

Claimed by Facebook users · social media

The facts

AAP FactCheck found the videos show South Korea's Black Eagles aerobatic team at the Langkawi air show in Malaysia, matching a 2023 upload, while an accompanying forest-fire photo was a 2019 image from Brazil. A Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesperson alleged on 28 July 2025 that Thailand used chemical weapons, which Thailand's Foreign Ministry denied, but these videos are not evidence of it.

Fact check: AAP FactCheck