Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Viral Video Claiming Bipin Joshi Has Been Released By Hamas Is Misleading
ClaimNepali student Bipin Joshi, who was taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023, has been released.FactBipin Joshi died in Hamas captivity and his dead body has been handed over to Israeli authority. As Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire deal pausing two years of war that…
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Viral Video Falsely Claims Minister Ghising Opened Gates of Koshi Barrage Without Consulting India
ClaimMinister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising opened all the gates of Koshi barrage without consulting India.FactNo, Koshi dam is controlled by the Water Resources Department of Bihar state of India. A video claiming that Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising has taken a bold decision by opening all the gates of…
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Fake News of KP Sharma Oli’s Death Goes Viral
ClaimFormer Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has passed away.FactViral claim is False. A video claiming that immediate past Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has passed away has gone viral on TikTok. Deposed PM Oli had been flown to an army barrack following his resignation on September 9 after the…
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Fact Check: Old Video Showing Minister Mahabir Pun Dancing Goes Viral As Recent
ClaimMahabir Pun and his colleagues at national innovation center danced in excitement after Pun’s appointment as minister.FactViral video is four years old. A video showing newly appointed Education Minister Mahabir Pun dancing in excitement along with his colleagues at National Innovation Center allegedly after the appointment of Pun. Pun, founder of National Innovation Centre, won…
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Viral Video Falsely Claims Finance Minister Rameshwor Khanal Has Banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 Notes
ClaimFinance Minister Rameshwor Khanal has banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.FactViral claim is false. In the wake of a huge political shake-up in Nepal after the two-day Gen Z protest, several misleading videos are going viral claiming that the Nepal government has banned the notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000. In this context,…
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KP Oli Appeared in Interview After Sushila Karki’s Appointment as PM? Viral Clip Is Old
ClaimKP Sharma Oli gave a media interview after the appointment of Sushila Karki as interim PM.FactThe viral video is from 2016 after Oli’s resignation as PM. A video allegedly showing a fresh interview of CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli after his resignation from the post of Prime Minister following the Gen Z uprisings, is going…
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Old Video Falsely Claims Prachanda Busy Visiting People Injured During Gen Z Protest
ClaimMaoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited the people injured during the Gen Z protest in hospital.FactViral video shows Prachanda visiting his party’s student leader Chandra Bhatt In the wake of political turmoil in Nepal after the Gen Z protest, several old and unrelated videos are being shared online with misleading claims. Against this backdrop, a…
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Viral Videos Falsely Claim Balen Shah Appointed New Prime Minister
ClaimKathmandu Metropolitan City mayor Balen Shah has been appointed as the new Prime Minister.FactThe viral claim is false. A video allegedly showing Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balen Shah taking the oath of office after his appointment as the new prime minister is going viral on TikTok. After Prime Minister K P Oli stepped down…
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Viral Video Falsely Claims Kathmandu District Court Ordered Arrest of Home Minister Lekhak
ClaimKathmandu District Court has ordered the arrest of Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.FactViral claim is false. Kathmandu District Court has not issued an order to arrest Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. A video claiming that Kathmandu District Court has issued an order to arrest Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and initiate investigation against him is going viral on…
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Former PM Prachanda Shot By Gang Members Of Chakre Milan? No, Viral Claim Is False
ClaimMaoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ shot by gang of Chakre Milan.FactImage carried in the viral video shows the gang members of Chakre Milan gathered at a hotel in Kathmandu. A video claiming that CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal was shot at by the gang members of gangster Milan Gurung alias ‘Chakre Milan’…