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Old aerial photos falsely linked to Thai floods in August 2024

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Summary
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76% Informative

One of the photos genuinely showed buildings inundated after an embankment collapsed in the Thai province of Sukhothai .

Other images in the posts were taken in 2011 and 2023 .

One photo is credited to Bangkok Post journalist Chinawat Singha , who was covering the floods.

VR Score

68

Informative language

63

Neutral language

23

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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