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Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims ‘Fugitive’ GB Rai Arrested From Kathmandu

ClaimNepal Police CIB arrested Gitendra Babu Rai from Kathmandu.FactGB Rai has not been arrested yet. A video claiming that GB (Gitendra Babu) Rai, the chairman of Gorkha Media Group and operator of now-defunct Galaxy 4K TV, has been arrested from Kathmandu, is going viral on...

Fact Check: Viral Clip Of PM Oli’s Statement About The Failure Of ‘Congress-led Government’ Is Seven Year Old  

ClaimPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the Congress-led government will not last after mid-January. FactViral video shows an old clip of KP Sharma Oli from 2017 when his party was not in the government. A video allegedly showing Prime Minister and Chairman of Communist Party...

Fact Check: Did KP Oli Say NC-UML Alliance Shouldn’t Last Long? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimPrime Minister KP Oli said the current coalition of CPN-UML and Nepali Congress will ruin the country.FactThe viral video is old and shows Oli speaking against the alliance of Nepali Congress and UCPN (Maoist Centre). A video claiming to show Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman...

Fact Check: Viral Video Allegedly Showing Professor Sangraula Cursing PM Oli Is Clipped

ClaimFormer Attorney General and Professor Yubaraj Sangraula cursed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in his public speech.FactThe viral video is edited. A video allegedly showing former Attorney General and Professor Yubaraj Sangraula using curse words on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going viral on...

Fact Check: Did KP Oli Say NC Orchestrated Madan Bhandari’s Murder? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimPrime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli Said Nepali Congress Orchestrated the murder of late CPN-UML General Secretary Madan Bhandari.FactNo, the viral video is clipped and lacks the context. A video allegedly showing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chairman of...

Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims WION Channel Called KP Sharma Oli Is Not A Politician But A Murderer

ClaimEven International media called Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli not a politician but a murderer.FactNo, viral video from July 2020 reports KP Sharma’s rise in politics. A video claiming that international media has called Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli is not...

Fact Check: Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah Went To Meet RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimKMC Mayor Balendra Shah went to Pokhara to meet RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane.FactThe viral claim is misleading. A video claiming that Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ went to Pokhara to meet Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane is going viral on...

Fact Check: Viral Video Claiming Nepalis Who Reached The US Via DV Programme Will Be Deported Is Misleading

ClaimAn estimated 275,000 people of Nepali origin living in the US will be deported as part of Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportation of illegal migrants.FactNo, Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy is aimed at sending back only the illegal immigrants. A video claiming that an...

Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Prachanda Taking Lead Of The Protest By Cooperatives Victims

ClaimUCPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ leading the protest of cooperatives victims.FactViral video shows UCPN (Maoist Centre)’s warning assembly against the government. A 13-second video allegedly showing UCPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ allegedly taking the lead...

Fact Check: Has India Been Removed From BRICS Core Committee? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimIndia has been removed from BRICS core committee.FactThe viral claim is false. A video claiming that India has been removed from BRICS core committee has gone viral on TikTok. The BRICS is an intergovernmental group of major emerging economies—Brazil, Russia, India and China—officially created in 2006...