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  • 2021-09-09 (xsd:date)
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  • This photo of 'Kratom juice in Thailand' has been doctored (en)
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  • After Thailand decriminalised the use of Kratom, a Southeast-Asian leaf used to treat various ailments, an image was shared in multiple Facebook posts that purportedly shows a can of Kratom juice available to buy in shops. The image, however, has been doctored: the original picture shows a white gourd drink manufactured by a Taiwanese company. Kratom juice, it is now available at 7-11, reads the Thai-language caption of this Facebook post, published on August 27, 2021. The photo appears to show a green and white can with a picture of a green leaf on it. The Thai text above the leaf reads: Kratom Juice. Screenshot of the misleading post, captured on September 8 Kratom has been used for centuries in Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea for its pain-relieving and mildly stimulating effects, although some health regulators around the world have criticised it as potentially unsafe, as AFP has reported . It was categorised in Thailand as a harmful narcotic under the 1979 Drug Act until August 24 this year, when it was decriminalised . The photo of the purported juice drink was shared in Facebook posts here , here and here alongside a similar claim. Comments on the posts indicated some users were misled by the image, with one user asking: How much is it? Another user wrote: I would like to try it. The image, however, has been doctored. A reverse image search found this image on the Thai public forum Pantip.com. It was published on March 11, 2015 -- almost six years before Thailand legalised Kratom. Screenshot of image on Thai forum, taken September 8 2021 English text on the can reads Taisun and white gourd drink. The same text is visible on the doctored image. Below is a screenshot comparison of the image in the misleading post (L) and the image from the online forum (R): Screenshot comparison of the image in the misleading post (L) and the image that appeared in an online forum A further keyword search found the drink -- which is manufactured by Taiwanese food company Taisun -- is sold in multiple online shops in Thailand, including here , here and here . AFP conducted a search on 7-11 Thailand's website and found no results related to Kratom juice or anything similar. (en)
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