The event was attended by over 1,500 people, including students and representatives from the Makara District 7 Government and the Phnom Penh City Department of Education , Youth and Sports. This nationwide awareness-raising activity was carried out through a public-private partnership framework.
According to a statement by Phnom Penh City Information Director Pich Sithoeun, quoted by the Khmer Times, the campaign outlines several core strategies to combat misinformation; thereby encouraging young people to stop impulsively sharing information on social media; and to learn how to distinguish legitimate news from deepfakes and AI-generated content.
Phase 2 focuses on preventative education to equip people with the necessary tools to identify misinformation online. Accordingly, authorities provide guidance advising people to protect their personal data by enabling two-factor authentication and maintaining the habit of using secure passwords.
Users are encouraged not to share rumors, report harmful, defamatory, or fraudulent content on digital platforms; and to promote safe internet use within the family.
Over the past period, the Royal Cambodian Government has made many efforts to combat misinformation and raise public awareness of the dangers of fake news to society.
According to statistics from the Cambodian Ministry of Information, authorities identified nearly 4,000 cases of fake news in 2025. Approximately 1,700 of these were related to border issues. Other cases involved malicious content, insults against leaders, and various other forms of misinformation aimed at creating confusion and eroding public trust.
Phase 1 of the "Say No to Fake News" campaign in Cambodia was implemented from April 2025 to March 2026. The Ministry of Information coordinated with departments and agencies at the city and provincial levels nationwide to limit the spread of misinformation and improve public access to reliable and safe content.
The campaign's focus is on improving the media literacy and information literacy of over 14 million Cambodian social media users, representing approximately 78% of the population. According to authorities, this is crucial in an increasingly digital society where misinformation can spread rapidly.
The Ministry of Information has collaborated with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications to send direct guidance to over 23 million mobile phone subscribers. These digital efforts complement on-site awareness campaigns, engaging the active participation of citizens and local authorities.
State-owned and private media also played a significant role in the campaign by producing and disseminating approximately 9,000 pieces of content in various formats. These materials aimed to raise awareness of the dangers of fake news and provide guidance on how to identify and prevent its spread.
Cambodia's efforts to combat fake news have received active international cooperation. Recently, the Cambodian government and the United Nations committed to strengthening cooperation on media literacy and information, aiming to protect the public's access to accurate and safe information in an increasingly digital world .
During a discussion with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, Vladanka Andreeva, Cambodian Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra provided an update on the "Say No to Fake News" campaign, which is being implemented across all 25 provinces and cities.
The UN representative acknowledged the positive initial results of the Cambodian government and strongly supported the campaign. She also praised the proactive steps taken by authorities in combating "information pollution" that could endanger social order and the lives of the people of Cambodia.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/campuchia-tang-cuong-chong-tin-gia-post964816.html
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