A cofounder of popular wellness brand Karmakamet drew ire for floating a conspiracy theory that alarming images of bodies lying in Bangkok’s streets have been staged to discredit the government.
In a now-deleted Facebook post, Natthorn Rakchana, who owns a stake in the company, wrote Thursday that bodies seen in photos were “hired to play dead, and the police are chasing them down. Don’t fall for these country-haters’ tricks,” using a common epithet for government critics.
Coming amid government efforts to muzzle criticism of its failings by criminalizing it, Natthorn’s comments provoked swift fury online.
Netizens were angry; some vowed to ditch the products altogether.
“Saw the owner of this aromatics brand posting about how people are staging their deaths on the streets to discredit the government. Okay, I’m done with you now. Won’t use your…
