IFD Poll: 50.24% Doubt Local Exam Fraud Case Hits Masterminds

Matichon•Politics•20d ago

Reader Briefing

An IFD Poll reveals that over half of the surveyed population believes the local government exam fraud investigation is a staged effort to avoid reaching the masterminds.

•IFD Poll and Survey conducted a poll titled 'Exam Fraud: Reaching the Big Fish - Overhauling Exams for a Fraud-Free Future' from July 30 to August 2, 2026.
•50.24% of 1,256 respondents believe the legal proceedings are staged or a stopgap to reduce pressure and protect those who ordered the fraud.
•The poll shows citizens trust famous pages and influencers twice as much as government agencies for reporting corruption.

Overview

•IFD Poll and Survey conducted the opinion poll between July 30 and August 2, 2026.
•50.24% of respondents view the local exam fraud case as a setup or a stopgap to prevent the investigation from reaching the masterminds.
•21.55% of those who believe the case is staged cite that only operational staff or small players are being penalized.
•20.92% of those who believe the case is staged cite the use of transfers or disciplinary probes as a technique to buy time.
•35.75% of respondents fear that money and power can interfere with cases to turn wrong into right if only small players are punished.
•29.54% of respondents would choose to send information about corruption to famous pages or influencers, compared to 24.52% who would notify government agencies.
•The poll indicates a collapse of faith and confidence in the government regarding this case.
•Prof. Dr. Kriengsak Chareonwongsak analyzed 8 implications and provided 9 suggestions based on the poll results.

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Key Entities

Organization

IFD Poll and Survey(ไอเอฟดีโพลและเซอร์เวย์)

The organization that conducted the survey on local exam fraud.

Nation Building Institute(สถาบันการสร้างชาติ)

An institute led by Prof. Dr. Kriengsak Chareonwongsak.

Institute for Future Studies for Development(สถาบันอนาคตศึกษาเพื่อการพัฒนา)

An institute led by Prof. Dr. Kriengsak Chareonwongsak.

NACC(ป.ป.ช.)

A government agency mentioned as a channel for reporting corruption.

DSI(ดีเอสไอ)

A government agency mentioned as a channel for reporting corruption.

Person

Prof. Dr. Kriengsak Chareonwongsak(ศ.ดร.เกรียงศักดิ์ เจริญวงศ์ศักดิ์)

President of the Nation Building Institute and President of the Institute for Future Studies for Development who analyzed the poll results.

Mrs. Jittima Boonyawittaya(นางจิตติมา บุญวิทยา)

Director of IFD Poll and Survey.