False2025-10
What is circulating
“Pita Limjaroenrat said he would cut civil servants' pensions, calling them a 'sick elephant budget' that does not benefit the public.”
Claimed by TikTok account tata8.1 · social media
The facts
The quote recycles a 2022 falsehood. Pita's budget speech of 31 May 2022 used 'sick elephant' for a budget structure in which recurring spending exceeded 75 percent, and he stated in writing on 7 June 2022 that there would be no pension cuts, a denial repeated in 2023 and 2025. The October 2025 post had about 569,500 views.