Chayanit Itthipongmaetee (Milk)

Bangkok-based journalist | Currently @AFP @AFPFactCheck @AFPFactcheckTH | [email protected]

[Bill McCarthy @billdmccarthy]

After his meeting in Beijing with Xi Jinping, Donald Trump shared a digitally altered image that falsely claimed to show Joe Biden confused and turning his back on the Chinese leader years earlier.

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This image, which is viral in multiple languages, purports to show Donald Trump bowing while shaking Chinese leader Xi Jinping's hand.

But it is altered.

Video footage of the meeting did not show the US president bowing as he greeted his counterpart.

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White House staffers and reporters had to hand over Chinese-issued badges and pins before they boarded Air Force One at the end of President Trump's Beijing summit.

But this image showing a bin overflowing with gifts next to the aircraft is AI-generated https://t.co/K4zYDpcQvx

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Soaring fuel prices are driving up costs for Thais traveling home for the Songkran holidays, but the chance to spend the Buddhist new year with loved ones is a price worth paying, they say.

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[Chayanit Itthipongmaetee (Milk) @Chayaniti92]

We travelled to Chiang Mai and Pai this week, where hazardous haze has pushed the region to the top of global pollution rankings.

Many residents say the “suffocating” air is already taking a toll on their health, from burning eyes to nosebleeds.

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AFP REPORTAGE: Broken computer monitors in bombed-out offices, fake police uniforms and phoney hundred-dollar bills: these were the vestiges of a frantic escape of suspected cyberscammers fleeing a resort on the Cambodia-Thailand border.
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US and Israeli attacks on Iran this week have triggered retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, sparking the spread of misinformation around the world.

Here are some of the claims that our global team has debunked so far 🧵

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Almost immediately after Pakistan struck major cities in Afghanistan, including Kabul, a video supposedly depicting the attack spread across social media.

But it in fact shows the US-led bombings on Baghdad at the start of the Iraq War in 2003
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🇹🇭 While Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said he had "casual" meetings with a South African businessman accused of laundering money, this supposed image circulating online before Thailand's elections this week was AI-generated https://t.co/TrmcTPiQqw

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Did you see this image depicting Nicolas Maduro in US custody?

I tracked down the X user behind it, who has fewer than 100 followers. He created the fake with Google Gemini's Nano Banana Pro within 20 minutes of Donald Trump announcing the operation.

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“I never expected this to become the most shared picture worldwide.”

Creator of viral AI Maduro image comes forward https://t.co/rZGnrxWNwv

[Chayanit Itthipongmaetee (Milk) @Chayaniti92]

We met Thai village security volunteers who refused to leave the border despite daily shelling. They risk their lives with no pay to guard empty homes and livestock as artillery rains down. @AFP
#Thailand #Cambodia
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On the grey walls of a rural Thai school's concrete bunkers, a man calmly paints colorful scenes of helicopters, tanks, fluttering national flags and soldiers carrying the wounded.

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@selfcircled ขอบคุณค่าาา <3

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'Absolute madness': Thailand's pet lion problem.

Thailand's captive lion population has exploded in recent years, with nearly 500 registered in zoos, breeding farms, petting cafes and homes. Experts warn the trend endangers animals and humans
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🇹🇭 VIDEO: Thailand's pet lion problem sparks concern amongst conservationists

Lion ownership is legal in Thailand, and the country's captive lion population has exploded in recent years, with nearly 500 registered in zoos, breeding farms, petting cafes and homes.

[Chayanit Itthipongmaetee (Milk) @Chayaniti92]

War may be measured in casualties, but its true weight lingers -- in a father’s sorrow, a sister’s sob, and a mother’s gentle knock on her son’s coffin.

This story is a reminder that behind every border skirmish lies a human cost no peace deal can undo.

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Our #AFP video on people who remained at homes near the border from Thailand side by me with images from Cambodia side by @suy_se on Sunday before the ceasefire agreement on @nytimes. Reporting on the ground with @Chayaniti92 @TheLilyfish and Sothy.

[Sara Hussein @sarahussein]

Saw more lions in the last month reporting this story with @Chayaniti92 than in the whole rest of my life. Incredible creatures.

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On the 5th day of deadly border clashes, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire.

I spoke with Thai evacuees who met the news with cautious relief and lingering doubt -- and shared what "peace" truly means when they're living its cost.

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