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Fact Check: Clip From British Movie 1917 Falsely Shared As Russia-Ukraine War
ClaimViral clip shows a scene from the battlefield of ongoing war between Russia and UkraineFactViral is a clip from British war movie 1917
At a time when the Russia-Ukraine war that broke out in February 2022 shows no sign of ending, a viral video purportedly...
Fact Check: An Edited Video Of India’s Chandrayaan-3 Falsely Shared As A Russian Missile Donated To Nepal
ClaimViral video shows a missile being donated to Nepal by RussiaFactThe image carried in the viral video actually shows the Chandrayaan-3 rocket at the launch pad in Andhra Pradesh, India
Even as the Russian government is showing keenness to increase its ties with Nepal at...
Fact Check: Edited Viral Video Falsely Claims Actor Sunny Deol Attacked And PM Modi Vowed To Book Perpetrators
ClaimBollywood actor Sunny Deol attacked and Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured to punish the perpetrators.FactViral video is edited by linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2019 speech assuring to punished the perpetrators of Pulwama terror attack.
At a time when Bollywood movie Gaddar 2, starring actors...
Fact Check: Ex-CJ Sushila Karki Proposed Balen Shah As Future Prime Minister? Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimFormer Chief Justice Sushila Karki urges politicians proposes KMC mayor Balendra Shah as Nepal's future Prime Minister.FactNo ex-CJ Karki only said that senior politicians should step down and give chance to the younger generation to run the country
A viral video claiming to show former...
Fact Check: Preparations Underway To Deploy US Army In Nepal? Viral Video Is Edited
ClaimPreparations underway to deploy the United States Army in NepalFactViral video is made up by editing unrelated images and footage to create false narrative
A video claiming that preparations are being made to deploy the United States (US) soldiers in Nepal in the name...
Fact Check: Truck Swept Away By Recent Floods In Nepal? No, Viral Video Is From Manali, India
ClaimVehicles Swept Away By Recent Floods In NepalFactViral video is from Manali of Himachal Pradesh in India
As many places of Nepal including Kathmandu witnessed monsoon-triggered floods last week, several unverified videos and images claiming to show inundation in Nepal are being shared online. One...
Fact Check: Viral Video Of Tiger Swooping Down On Cow Is From India’s Madhya Pradesh
ClaimVideo shows a tiger preying on a cow in Bardiya National Park of Nepal.FactViral video showing a tiger attacking a cow is actually from Bandhavgarh National Park of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
Every now and then, we come across news and videos of tigers...
Fact Check: No, Ex-PM Nepal Didn’t Sob After Court Ordered Probe Against Him In Lalita Niwas Scam. Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimEx-Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal cried after the apex court allowed the Home Ministry to launch investigation against two former Prime Ministers in Lalita Niwas land scam.FactViral video is from August 2019, and it shows Madhav Kumar Nepal becoming emotional during a meeting of...
Fact Check: Hoax Claims PM Dahal’s Daughter-in-law Arrested
ClaimPrime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's daughter-in-law has been arrested in connection with the recent gold smuggling case.FactOnly a Belgian national with Chinese origin, who seems to have links with Maoist leaders, is among 18 arrested in the smuggling case.
A video claiming that Prime Minister...
Fact Check: 2018 Video Of Hailstorm From Chitwan Resurfaces As Recent Rainfall In Nawalparasi
ClaimVideo shows recent heavy rain and hailstorm in Nawalparasi districtFactThe viral video was captured three years ago in Gadeuli of Chitwan
At a time when most districts in southern plains are reeling under unusual mid-monsoon drought, a one-minute-11-second video allegedly showing recent heavy rain and...