{"data":{"id":"fact_b0io1xaix6","thread":{"slug":"thai-cambodia-cultural-identity","title":"Thailand–Cambodia Cultural Identity Conflict"},"occurredAt":"2026-03-23T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-03T19:26:12.978Z","title":"Preah Vihear temple damaged in Cambodia-Thailand border clashes","body":"Cambodian officials revealed that the UNESCO-listed Preah Vihear temple sustained extensive damage during the 2025 border conflict with Thailand, including shrapnel scars and broken sandstone from artillery shelling and aerial bombardment. AFP was the first international media to access the site, documenting 420 damaged parts of the 11th-century complex. The temple, a source of longstanding territorial dispute, was caught in the fighting that killed dozens and displaced over a million people before a December ceasefire.","location":"Preah Vihear, Cambodia","actors":["Cambodia","Thailand","Preah Vihear Authority","UNESCO"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including AFP via Digital Journal, AP via Newsday and U.S. News, consistently report that the Preah Vihear temple suffered significant damage during the 2025 Cambodia-Thailand border clashes, with Cambodian officials attributing it to Thai artillery and airstrikes. No credible source disputes this. The damage was documented by AFP and AP journalists who accessed the site after the ceasefire.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/cambodia-reveals-damage-to-unesco-listed-temple-after-thailand-clashes/","title":"Cambodia reveals damage to UNESCO-listed temple after Thailand clashes","publisher":"Digital Journal","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03"},{"url":"https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/cambodia-border-fighting-preah-vihear-temple-p29068","title":"A 1,000-year-old cliff-top temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes","publisher":"Newsday","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03"},{"url":"https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-03-23/a-1-000-year-old-temple-lies-battered-after-cambodia-thailand-border-clashes","title":"A 1,000-Year-Old Cliff-Top Temple Lies Battered After Cambodia-Thailand Border Clashes","publisher":"U.S. News & World Report","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03"}],"tags":["cultural-heritage","preah-vihear","cambodia-thailand-border","unesco","conflict-damage"],"views":6,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T22:21:53.906Z","media":[{"id":"cmtlxpnso0001co13jdm35buy","kind":"IMAGE","mimeType":"image/jpeg","fileName":"43da2085c6b22e7bd489e27403988c6a91818ec3.jpg","size":214394,"caption":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T19:45:12.121Z","url":"/api/v1/media/cmtlxpnso0001co13jdm35buy"}],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_b0io1xaix6"}}