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.

Thailand’s facial recognition banking rules were meant to stop fraud. Instead, criminal syndicates now traffic people to Cambodia, hold them captive, and force them to scan their faces to authorise fraudulent transactions – then victims return home to face prosecution.

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.

Fifty years after the Khmer Rouge took power, the survivors who testified to secure genocide convictions are ageing and losing access to what little mental health care existed. Many stopped seeking help years ago – now even those minimal programmes are ending.