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Three photos of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha have been shared in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they are pictures of him as a young man. The claim is false; the photos have been digitally manipulated from Prayuth’s recent photos.
The photos were published on Facebook here on February 4, 2021. The post has since been shared 170 times.
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken on February 11, 2021
The post s Thai-language caption translates to English as: “When Uncle Tu was a young man, he was very handsome and rich.”
Uncle Tu is a nickname given to Prayuth Chan-Ocha, who has served as Thailand s prime minister since he seized power in a coup in 2014.
Community rallies to help Mama Tu-Tu, Santa is lonely at the mall: Top Jackson headlines Dec. 12-17
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
Jackson resident Wanda Beavers stands in front of the finished mural with her likeness painted by Australian artist Claire Foxton during the Bright Walls Mural Festival in downtown Jackson on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. The event continues until Tuesday. J. Scott Park | MLive.comJ. Scott Park | MLive.com
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JACKSON, MI – Top headlines this week include the story of how the Jackson community came together to help a woman who’s always there for anyone in need, as well as insight on what it’s like being Santa at the mall during a pandemic.
Community rallies to keep roof over Mama Tu-Tu’s head
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
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JACKSON, MI – Wanda Beavers, or Mama Tu-Tu as she’s better known, was in danger of losing her southside Jackson home to foreclosure but she didn’t want anyone to know.
Beavers is known around Jackson as a person who takes care of other people, offering hot showers, food, laundry and a place to sleep for anyone who needs it. Admitting she needed help this time wasn’t easy.
But Beavers was nearly $3,000 behind on her mortgage and just started talking to Kelley Reynolds and her father Scott Reynolds when they stopped by her house to donate blankets for Beavers to handout to those in need.