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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.
Photo: Thai Public Relations Department
The King of Thailand has released a New Year card to the Thai people to coincide with his New Year speech that he gave as 2021 began.
The card features a photo that was released of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida ahead of his coronation in May 2019. Both the King and Queen’s signatures also feature on the inside of the card while their monograms are on the front. The King’s concubine, Sineenat Bilaskalayani, was left off the card.
Photo: Thai Public Relations Department
The King, who is also referred to as King Rama X, addressed the Thai people from the Amphorn Sathan Throne Room in Bangkok’s Dusit Palace.