Protesters showed a flag saying that Myanmar’s government chief Min Aung Hla Hla Hla Hla Hla Hla Hla joined a regional summit in Bangkok after he added a catastrophic earthquake to the “killer”. But the alleged video shared online shows that the rally is not relevant, actually portraying opponents of a bill trying to legalize casinos in Thailand.
“Thai people protested against Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to Thailand.” Thai text is covered in a video shared on Facebook on April 4, 2025.
The title of the post also makes a similar claim to the clip, which shows a group of people mainly wearing dark green shirts and holding flags along the road.
Screenshot of False Facebook post was taken on April 23, 2025
The video also surfaced On Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Threads, and Tiktok as Min Aung Haing Invited to attend the summit in Bangkok on April 4, a week later, the devastating earthquake killed more than 3,700 people in his home country.
The March 28 earthquake killed at least 53 people in the tower under construction in the Thai capital Bangkok, and the neighborhood collapsed.
Decision to invite the government chief’s decision to criticize protesters outside the venue (Archive link).
He has been subject to multiple sanctions worldwide, and the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court seeks a warrant for alleged human crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims.
Since the earthquake, the military government has carried out dozens of attacks on its people, including the military and rebel groups announcing temporary ceasefires to allow assistance to more than 16 air strikes that can be passed.
However, when the Thai government attended the meeting with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and other leaders from the Gulf of Bangladesh countries, the Thai government gave the government chief a red carpet treatment.
Comments to the post show that people think the video comes from protesting Min Aung Hlaing.
One user commented: “Thailand is protesting against the leaders of my country.”Thank you, fight against Thailand. ”
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Reverse image search on Google using the video’s keyframe, found it posted on Tiktok on April 1, 2025 days before Junta Chief access (archive link)
Thai language and text are superimposed on the video: “Brothers and sisters are suffering, today is April 1, 2025.”
Screenshot comparison of False Facebook Post (L) and original Tiktok videos
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the day against a government bill that legalized Kingdom casinos, according to a report from the national newspaper.
Subsequent keyword search results in Facebook Live Video The same day showing the same rallying genius (Archive link).
Comparison of screenshots of Tiktok videos (L) and Facebook Live videos
The same group briefly appeared in local media reports about anti-Casino protests (archive link).
The scene in the video matches Google Maps street image, the road leading to the Thai Parliament Building (archive link).
AFP previously debunked misinformation related to the Myanmar government captain’s visit to Thailand.
