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Fact Check: PM Modi Said He Would Start His Election Campaign By Visiting Pashupatitnath Temple? No, Viral Video Is Old

ClaimIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would start his election campaign by visiting Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.FactNo, viral video is from 2022 when Modi visited the birthplace of Lord Buddha in Lumbini. India is in the middle of Parliamentary elections. The seven-phase-election which began...

Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Bollywood Actor Mithun Chakraborty Is Dead

ClaimVeteran Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty has passed away.FactNo, senior actor Chakraborty is alive. A viral video claiming that veteran Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty has passed away is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user @ganeshchaudhary495 posted a video showing a garlanded image of actor Mithun Chakraborty. The...

Fact Check: Patan High Court Acquitted Sandeep Lamichhane In Rape Case? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimPatan High Court gives clean-chit to cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane by quashing the verdict of Kathmandu district court.FactNo, cricketer Lamichhane has not been acquitted, final hearing on the case is slated for April 22. A video claiming that Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, who has been convicted...

Fact Check: Kathmandu Deputy Mayor Dangol Expressed Firm Support To Home Minister Lamichhane? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimKMC deputy mayor Sunita Dangol extended support to Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.FactNo, a viral video shows KMC deputy mayor speaking during the inauguration of a traffic awareness campaign in Kathmandu. A video claiming that Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) deputy mayor Sunita Dangol has expressed her...

Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Home Minister Lamichhane Ready To Provide Justice To Sandeep Before T20 World Cup

ClaimHome Minister Rabi Lamichhane has expressed his readiness to provide justice to Sandeep Lamichhane before T20 World Cup.FactNo, Home Minister Lamichhane has not spoken in support of cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane.  A video claiming that Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has said that...

Fact Check: KP Sharma Oli Said Ex-King Gyanendra Orchestrated Nepal’s Royal Massacre? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimCPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said Nepal’s former King Gyanendra Shah orchestrated the royal palace massacre in 2001.FactNo, viral video shows KP Oli’s remarks about the 2001 royal massacre in which he said then crown Prince Dipendra Shah didn’t carry out the shooting. A video...

Fact Check: Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant Showed Photo Of Sandeep Lamichhane As His Idol? No Viral Video Is Edited

ClaimKBC contestant Prasun Tripathi showed Sandeep Lamichhane’s image as his cricket idol.FactNo, viral video is edited. Tripathi actually showed the photo of Rohit Sharma during KBC season 13, Episode 24. A video allegedly showing a contestant of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) telling host Amitabh Bachchan...

Fact Check: Puri Shankaracharya Praised Nepal’s PM Prachanda As Hero Of World’s Healthy Revolution? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimPuri Shankaracharya hailed Nepal’s Prime Minister ‘Prachanda’ as the champion of the world's healthy revolution.FactNo, Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati was actually reiterating the need to follow Sanatan Hindu faith in its pure form. A video claiming to show Hindu religious leader Puri Shankaracharya saying that...

Fact Check: Video Showing RSP By-Poll Candidate Limbu Goes Viral With False Audio Laid On Top

ClaimRastriya Swatantra Party candidate for Ilam -2 by-election Milan Limbu has a notorious background.FactNo, the viral video shows RSP candidate Milan Limbu with a false audio laid on top. A 16-second video claiming that Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate for by-election in Ilam constituency-2 has...