During the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, fake pages fed millions of Thai users false evacuation orders and distorted death tolls, all to build an audience they could quietly cash out. We unpick how these networks work, and why spotting the fakes is only the start.
During Thailand’s border conflict with Cambodia, at least 50 fake Facebook pages spread disinformation to millions of people. The pages appear to be run from Cambodia. A HaRDstories investigation reveals the truth might be more complicated.
For seven years, advocates have pushed for the Clean Air Bill. They won a crucial vote this month, but the bill still has to pass before the session closes in days.
Do migrant workers threaten Thailand’s local workforce? Economic data and academic research paint a different picture than the viral videos and manipulated content driving online hatred.
When China banned waste imports in 2017, Thailand became a dumping ground for toxic materials. Meet the ice cream vendor turned environmental defender who teaches communities to take on corporate polluters.
Thailand has long relied on Myanmar’s migrant workforce to power its economy. But as civil war refugees joined economic migrants, a wave of digital disinformation has weaponised immigration anxiety – echoing patterns seen worldwide.
The Tai Dam say they’ve farmed the land since the 1950s. The government calls it state property. Now, the two sides are at a standoff.
A local Thai official’s attempt to silence critics of a potash mine has backfired after a court dismissed his defamation lawsuit against six protesting villagers.
Two new decrees, aimed at addressing land disputes and tackling climate change, have drawn criticism for prioritising conservation over the rights of forest communities.
During the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, fake pages fed millions of Thai users false evacuation orders and distorted death tolls, all to build an audience they could quietly cash out. We unpick how these networks work, and why spotting the fakes is only the start.
During Thailand’s border conflict with Cambodia, at least 50 fake Facebook pages spread disinformation to millions of people. The pages appear to be run from Cambodia. A HaRDstories investigation reveals the truth might be more complicated.
For seven years, advocates have pushed for the Clean Air Bill. They won a crucial vote this month, but the bill still has to pass before the session closes in days.
Do migrant workers threaten Thailand’s local workforce? Economic data and academic research paint a different picture than the viral videos and manipulated content driving online hatred.
When China banned waste imports in 2017, Thailand became a dumping ground for toxic materials. Meet the ice cream vendor turned environmental defender who teaches communities to take on corporate polluters.
Thailand has long relied on Myanmar’s migrant workforce to power its economy. But as civil war refugees joined economic migrants, a wave of digital disinformation has weaponised immigration anxiety – echoing patterns seen worldwide.
The Tai Dam say they’ve farmed the land since the 1950s. The government calls it state property. Now, the two sides are at a standoff.
A local Thai official’s attempt to silence critics of a potash mine has backfired after a court dismissed his defamation lawsuit against six protesting villagers.
Two new decrees, aimed at addressing land disputes and tackling climate change, have drawn criticism for prioritising conservation over the rights of forest communities.
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