"Myanmar War Photo" was a Cambodian Child in 2007
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"Myanmar War Photo" was a Cambodian Child in 2007
This incident shows how easy it is to start and spread false information on the internet.
This photo was taken in Cambodia in 2007 -- not Myanmar in 2021
AFP Hong Kong Published on Wednesday 14 April 2021 at 05:00
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved.
A photo of a distraught girl has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it was taken in Myanmar as the military launched air strikes on villages in southern Kayin state. The claim is false: the photo was taken in Cambodia in 2007 by photographer John Brown.
The photo was shared in this tweet on April 4, 2021.
“A little girl under Burmese army’s air strikes on villages,” the caption reads.
Screenshot captured on April 13, 2021, of the misleading Twitter post
The photo re-emerged online as Myanmar’s military launched air strikes against territory held by the Karen National Union (KNU) armed ethnic group near the Thai border in late March. The military bombardment forced thousands of villagers to flee for safety, AFP reported here.
The photo was also published alongside a similar claim here and here on Twitter, and here, here and here on Facebook.
The claim, however, is false. The photo shows a girl in Cambodia in 2007.
AFP found the same photo published here on the personal blog of Cambodia-based photographer John Brown.
Screenshot taken on April 13, 2021 from John Brown’s blog
The photo is captioned: “A young girl cries out in pain after receiving a minor injury to her right hand at The Stung Meanchey Landfill in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.”
Rest of article: https://factcheck.afp.com/photo-was-tak ... anmar-2021
This photo was taken in Cambodia in 2007 -- not Myanmar in 2021
AFP Hong Kong Published on Wednesday 14 April 2021 at 05:00
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved.
A photo of a distraught girl has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it was taken in Myanmar as the military launched air strikes on villages in southern Kayin state. The claim is false: the photo was taken in Cambodia in 2007 by photographer John Brown.
The photo was shared in this tweet on April 4, 2021.
“A little girl under Burmese army’s air strikes on villages,” the caption reads.
Screenshot captured on April 13, 2021, of the misleading Twitter post
The photo re-emerged online as Myanmar’s military launched air strikes against territory held by the Karen National Union (KNU) armed ethnic group near the Thai border in late March. The military bombardment forced thousands of villagers to flee for safety, AFP reported here.
The photo was also published alongside a similar claim here and here on Twitter, and here, here and here on Facebook.
The claim, however, is false. The photo shows a girl in Cambodia in 2007.
AFP found the same photo published here on the personal blog of Cambodia-based photographer John Brown.
Screenshot taken on April 13, 2021 from John Brown’s blog
The photo is captioned: “A young girl cries out in pain after receiving a minor injury to her right hand at The Stung Meanchey Landfill in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.”
Rest of article: https://factcheck.afp.com/photo-was-tak ... anmar-2021
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