After publishing an edited photo of the Deputy Education Minister wading in floodwaters, the Education Ministry has launched a proper apology. Posting yesterday on their Facebook page, the ministry acknowledged the false information.
The picture was posted yesterday exhibiting the deputy training minister knee-deep in floodwaters, with a caption stating that she visited the areas that have been flooded because of tropical storm Dianmu college students and faculty officers there.
People who saw the post had been quick to comment on Thai social media that the image looked faux, as no water was affected by her presence, she solid no shadow, and different signs of forgery. She seemed to have been added into a photo of a non-descript flooded area.
One person posted that the photo was actually one she took in 2020 in a flooded area and posted the unique photograph as proof.
โซล่าเซลล์คุณภาพดี deleted the edited picture after which posted on Facebook that the Deputy Minister and the Ministry were not involved within the creation of the manipulated photograph. They stated that the basic public relations administration handled offering photos for the press releases. No particular person was publicly named for the photo, nor was any actions or punishment on account of the incident.
“Administrators of the official Facebook page of the schooling ministry wish to apologize for the incident and would settle for all ideas and comments in order to improve our obligation and operation.”
Flooding across Thailand has wreaked havoc in 30 provinces, causing over 70,000 homes to be broken and resulting in 6 confirmed deaths with 2 reports of lacking folks. Buriram, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lamphun, Nakhon Pathom, Surin and Yasothon have gotten the flooding under control, however the 23 other provinces are still battling excessive waters..