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Fact Check: Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal Warned Of Capturing Singha Durbar? Viral Videos Are Old

ClaimCPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal warned of capturing Singha Durbar and Baluwatar.FactViral videos are old and not related to the current political context. Many old and unrelated videos of former Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ allegedly showing...

Fact Check: Old Video Of Shree Airlines Passengers Fleeing In Nepalgunj Shared As Recent From Kathmandu

ClaimPassengers of a Shree Airlines plane run off after the Saurya Airlines crashed at Kathmandu Airport.FactViral video shows an old clip of passengers fleeing after an emergency landing in Nepalgunj airport. Many old and unverified videos of aviation tragedy are being shared online after a...

Fact Check: Old Clip of Virat Kohli Falsely Shared As Him Apologising To Nepal Over Controversial Promo of India

ClaimIndian cricketer Virat Kohli apologising to his Nepali fans after a promo video inadvertently included Nepal’s Mountain. FactViral video is edited by adding an old clip of Kohli apologising for poor performance in IPL. A video allegedly showing Indian cricketer Virat Kohili apologising to Nepali fans...

Fact Check: CPN-UML Leader Mahesh Basnet Criticised Prime Minister Oli? No, Viral Video Is Edited

ClaimVideo allegedly shows CPN-UML leader Mahesh Basnet hitting out at Prime Minister and his party Chairman KP Sharma Oli.FactViral video is edited by combining old and unrelated clips. A video allegedly showing CPN-UML leader and former minister Mahesh Basnet criticising the appointment of his party...

Fact Check: Old & Unrelated Clips Falsely Shared As Devastation Caused by Recent Floods In Nepal

ClaimVideo shows devastation caused by recent monsoon-induced flooding in Nepal.FactViral video shows unrelated footage of hurricanes in Puerto Rico and Tsunami in Japan. Even as reports of monsoon related disasters are making news headlines across the country, many unverified videos and images are circulating online...

Fact Check: Edited Clip Of KP Oli’s Phone Call With NC President Deuba Viral With False Claim

ClaimPrime Minister KP Oli calls Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and says that they should loot the country in turn.FactOld clip of KP Oli calling Deuba from the latter’s home district Dadeldhura was shared with a false audio. A 40-second video allegedly showing CPN-UML...

Fact Check: Pushpa Kamal Dahal Reappointed as Prime Minister? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimPresident Ram Chandra Poudel reappointed Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ as Prime Minister.FactCPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister, not Pushpa Kamal Dahal. A video claiming that President Ram Chandra Poudel reappointed CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ as...

Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims That There Was A Fist-fight In Nepal’s Parliament

ClaimA brawl broke out between lawmakers of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) in the House of Representatives.FactNo, the viral video shows a CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker criticising the CPN-UML and Nepali Congress. A viral video claiming that a fist-fight broke out in the House of...

Fact Check: PM Dahal Announced To Launch Campaign To Reinstate Monarchy? No, Viral Video Is Misleading

ClaimPrime Minister and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said he will launch a campaign to reinstate monarchy.FactNo, Prime Minister Dahal has not made any such announcement. A video claiming that Prime Minister and Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)...

Fact Check: 2013 Video From Uttarakhand, India, Shared As Recent Flood In Seti River

Claim A building being swallowed up by the raging Seti River.  TikTok user @prasanto37 posted a video showing a building collapsing due to raging floods in the Seti River. Text superimposed on the video reads, “Seti River dammed after a massive flood in Pokhara, ten people...