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Old photo of Thai king cooking taken during Covid-19 pandemic, not after flooding in September 2024

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Summary
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A photo of Thailand 's King Maha Vajiralongkorn cooking during the Covid-19 pandemic has surfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the royal preparing food for victims of severe flooding in September 2024 .

In fact, the photo was released by the Royal Office in June 2021 and features the king and royal noble consort Sineenat Bilaskalayani in Bangkok , rather than the flood-hit Chiang Rai in the north.

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58

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49

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46

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

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not hateful

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short-lived

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