Young Man Becomes Social Media Scapegoat Over Duck Theft, Insists He Only Took 3 Kilos Similar to Items Sent by Relatives, Blames Bus Staff Error

A young man from Nakhon Ratchasima province has become an unwitting scapegoat in an online backlash, vehemently denying allegations that he stole 10 kilograms of salted duck eggs. He insists the amount he took was no more than 3 kilograms and closely resembled items his relatives had sent him, and he blames a bus staff member's error for the mix-up.

The incident involved Sinchai Taetsomboon, who reported that someone had stolen 10 kilograms of salted duck eggs from him at a bus station in central Nakhon Ratchasima on May 2. The report was filed at Muang Nakhon Ratchasima Police Station for an incident occurring at Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Bus Terminal No. 1. Multiple media outlets covered the story, sparking widespread public criticism.

On May 6, the accused man, Adisak (nickname Tum), age 39, filed a complaint with police against Facebook user "LIFT" and administrators of various news pages for posting false accusations that caused him damage. He then traveled to the bus terminal to demonstrate and clarify the actual sequence of events regarding receiving the duck eggs from the bus staff, speaking emphatically before gathered passengers.

Adisak explained that on the day of the incident, his relatives from Dan Khun Thot District had sent 2 kilograms of salted duck eggs via the Dan Khun Thot-Nakhon Ratchasima bus route. He arrived to collect them during his regular time, as he frequently received items from relatives. The duck eggs he received weighed about 1 kilogram more than his relatives had indicated. Later that evening, he learned about the accusations through social media and attempted to contact the complainant to offer compensation, despite believing it was the bus staff member's mistake. The staff admitted to picking up the wrong package, thinking it belonged to the same person.

When he went to work the next morning, coworkers teased him about the "duck egg incident." Upon learning he had been publicly accused of being a thief across multiple media platforms, he felt embarrassed and worried the misunderstanding would spiral. He firmly denies being a thief and insists that the alleged 10 kilograms of salted duck eggs never existed—what was actually involved was only about 1 kilogram of plain duck eggs at most. He called on media outlets to verify information more thoroughly before reporting to avoid causing further damage.

The bus staff member confirmed via phone that there was no theft, only a mistake on their part. They confused the packages, thinking they belonged to one owner when there were actually two. They are willing to pay compensation and confirmed that the missing duck eggs claimed in news reports were actually only about 3 kilograms, not 10.