Yearly Archives: 2023

A video allegedly showing a drunken man entering a lion enclosure in Delhi Zoo, India on February 2, 2023 has gone viral among Nepali TikTok users. Newschecker found the video to be old and shared a recent incident. TikTok user @mk_ktm2019 posted a video showing...

A video allegedly showing the supporters of Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane gathered at Maitighar in Kathmandu after Lamichhane lost his Cabinet post of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister. Newschecker found the claim to be false. Lamichhane's party pulled out of the government...

At a time when the citizenship controversy of Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane has drawn national attention, a video claiming that Rabi Lamichhane is all set to be reappointed as the Home Minister has gone viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim shared...

Ever since the Supreme Court scrapped the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane's status as a member of the House of Representatives saying that he didn't have a valid Nepali citizenship, many unverified claims have been shared among Nepali social media users....

At a time when Nepal has been conducting exploration of petroleum products with the support of the Chinese government, a video claiming that Nepal has started producing oil is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be false. TikTok user @rohitoli_3_official posted a...

A 10-second news clip claiming that an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Kathmandu at 5:26 am on Tuesday. The video further claims that the epicentre of the quake was Belkot in neighbouring Nuwakot district. Newschecker found the video to be old...

A video claiming that Nepali singer Samikshya Adhikari has committed suicide allegedly after she learnt that cine artist Purna Bikram Shah, popularly known as Paul Shah, has been released from jail, is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be false. Nepali cine...

At least 68 people died in the worst domestic air disaster when Yeti Airlines flight NYT 691 crashed shortly before landing at the newly inaugurated Pokhara International Airport on January 15. The plane carrying 72 people, including the crew members, took off from Kathmandu...

A video claiming that newly appointed Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane challenged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal after a fist fight at a meeting is being shared on social media. Newschecker found the claim to be false. CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known by...

At a time when the government is  urging the public to adopt safety protocols amid the rising fear of a new Covid wave in the country, a viral video is doing the rounds claiming that the health ministry has announced the shut down  of...