Preah Vihear: Mr. Tep Asnarith, spokesperson for the Ministry of Information, has called on and reminded the public to be extremely vigilant against the spread of fake news and scams in all forms through technology in this digital age.
This call is made in the context that cybercriminals are currently using new and more sophisticated images to lure or threaten social media users with the aim of extorting money or stealing personal data from any individual.
On the occasion of presiding over the “Say No to Fake News” campaign, Phase 2, at Rovieng High School, Preah Vihear Province on the morning of June 17, 2026, Mr. Tep Asnarith, Undersecretary of State and spokesperson for the Ministry of Information, said that in this era of modern technology, fraud through technology and fake news has occurred frequently. In different images. The purpose of these scams is to steal account data or personal confidential documents of individuals, while the creation of fake information is to poison society or have any bad political intentions.
He stated that if you receive a link from an unknown source via Facebook, Telegram or other social networks, do not click on it and do not share it further. You should delete those links immediately because clicking on them will allow scammers to hack into your account or steal confidential information from your phone.
On the other hand, do not give your identity card or Cambodian identity card information or open a bank account for others to use, even if they offer a small fee. Fraudsters will use our accounts to carry out various illegal activities.
In particular, regarding the fight against fake news, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Information emphasized that before believing or sharing any information, users must verify the source clearly from official institutions first to avoid being deceived or sharing false information that affects society.
At the same time, Mr. Tep Asnarith also called again and strongly reminded the youth to adhere to the principle of “3 Don’ts 1 Protect“” by implementing “3 Don’ts“” namely, do not immediately believe according to feelings or emotions when seeing strange information, but stop and think first, Do not share Share id “id”: 607783, “sizeSlug”: “large”, “linkDestination”: “none”, “align”: “center”} ->
