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Fact Check: Gunfight Happened At Nepal-India Border? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimOne person from India killed and two others injured in a shootout at Nepal-India borderFactOld News Of Gunfight At Nepal-India Border Shared as recent by using unrelated images of Gurkha soldiers
A 16-second video claiming a person from India was killed and two others injured...
Fact Check: Old And Unrelated Videos From Turkey & Japan Falsely Shared As Flooding In Nepal and India’s Bihar
ClaimMonsoon-triggered flash floods have occurred in Nepal and India's Bihar stateFactOld videos actually show massive floods in Turkey's Black Sea region and Japan's Miyagi Prefecture
At a time when the country is reeling under sweltering heat with maximum temperatures hovering over the normal limits, many...
Fact Check: Viral Video Purporting To Show First Quake Resistant Tower In Nepal Is Misleading
ClaimAn earthquake resistant building built with Nepali technology oscillatesFactViral video actually shows an edited high-rise building Lansum Square in Visakhapatnam
A 10-second video showing a high-rise building oscillating during an earthquake allegedly built in Nepal for the first time with Nepali earthquake-resistant technology is going...
Fact Check: Mahakaleshwar Entrance Collapsed During PM Dahal’s Visit? No, Viral Claim Is False
ClaimMain entrance of Mahakaleshwar Lok Corridor collapsed ahead of Prime Minister Dahal's visitFactDahal took part in Hindu holy rituals at the temple and no such incident had happened at the temple
Even as Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal, who is widely known by his nom de...
Fact Check: Chair Hurled At RSP Chief Rabi Lamichhane Inside The Parliament? No, Viral Post Is False
ClaimChair hurled at Rastriya Swatantra Party President during a parliament sessionFact2015 image of parliamentary brawl edited to make the misleading claim
A viral video claiming that Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane was attacked with a chair at the parliament is making the rounds...
Fact Check: Hoax Claims Rabi Lamichhane Appointed As The New Prime Minister
ClaimSeven-party coalition appoints Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane as the new Prime MinisterFactRastriya Swatantra Party is in the opposition bench and Nepal's Prime Minister Dahal is on a four-day official visit to India
At a time when the national news is dominated by Prime...
Fact Check: PM Dahal Offered To Reappoint Rabi As Home Minister By Removing Narayan Kaji Shrestha? No, Viral Post Is Misleading
ClaimPrime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has offered to reappoint RSP President Rabi Lamichhane As Home Minister By Removing Incumbent Minister Narayan Kaji ShresthaFactPM Dahal has not made such assurance and the video purporting to show Dahal making such promise actually show him assuring to...
Fact Check: Viral Post Claiming Janaki Temple Enlisted As World Heritage Site Is Misleading
ClaimJanaki Temple has been finally designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site of NepalFactHistoric Janaki Temple is only on the Tentative list of Nepal intended for nomination to the World Heritage List
A video claiming that Nepal's historical Janaki temple has been enlisted on the...
Fact Check: RSP Lawmaker Karki Hit Out At Dharan Mayor Sampang’s Detractors? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimRastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Dr Toshima Karki lashing out at the detractors of Dharan Sub-Metro's Mayor Harka SampangFactRSP lawmaker Karki is venting her ire at the attempt by big political parties to protect culprits of Bhutanese refugee scam
A viral video allegedly showing Rastriya Swtantara...
Fact Check: Schools & Colleges To Have Two-Day Weekend? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimSchools will have two-day weekend from 15 MayFactOld news clip from 2022 shared as recent
A video claiming that the educational institutions will open for only five days a week with the implementation of two-day weekend holiday provision effective from 15 May 2023, is going...
