Claim: As uncertainty on who will form Thailand's new government took hold in the kingdom after its recent general election, a purported Facebook "live" video was viewed more than a hundred thousand times in posts falsely claiming it showed protests near parliament on June 22, 2023. But the video was aired by a news outlet in 2020 when student-led protests rocked Thailand. Local police told AFP there had not been a protest near the Thai parliament on the day in question.
Fact-check: Old protest clip resurfaces in posts that falsely link it to 2023 Thai election
Verdict: old protest clip resurfaces in posts that falsely link it to 2023 thai election
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Panisa Aemocha
Date published: 2023-06-30T11:54:00