Sanjeeb Phuyal
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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’…
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Balen Shah Announced To Form A New Political Party In 2027? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimKathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah announced to form a new party in 2084 BS (2027 AD).FactViral video shows an old interview of Balen Shah from April 2022 before his election as KMC mayor. A 55-second clip of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor Balendra Shah allegedly announcing that he is going to form a new political party…
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Viral Clip Falsely Claims That 507 Nepali People Dead In Uttarakhand Flash Floods
Claim A news clip claiming that 507 Nepali people were killed in the flash floods in Uttarakhand India is going viral on Tiktok. TikTok user @mannepali183 posted a 10-second video carrying a news clip of the flash floods in Uttarakhand state of India. Text superimposed on the video reads, “507 Nepali people from Jajarkot district…
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Did Balen Shah Post a Photo of Former Prince Hirdayendra Shah On His Social Media? No, Viral Post Is Made Up
ClaimKathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor Balendra Shah posted a photo of former prince Hirdayendra Shah on social media.FactNo, the viral post is fabricated. A video allegedly carrying a screen-grab of a social media post by Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ is going viral on TikTok. The video goes viral on the heels…
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Old Image Of A Building Collapsing Into River Goes Viral With Misleading Claim
ClaimBuilding collapses into Trishuli River due to a recent flooding.Fact Viral image showing a building collapsing into Roshi River is from October 2024. At a time when erratic monsoon rains have been lashing parts of the country, an image allegedly showing a building collapsing into the Trishuli River is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user @nabin_shrestha40…
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Nepal Army Will Be Deployed At Nepal-India Border? No, Viral Video Is AI-Generated
ClaimNepal Army announced that Nepali soldiers will be deployed at Nepal-India border.FactViral claim is AI generated. An eight-second video allegedly showing a Nepal Army officer declaring that Nepali soldiers will be deployed at Nepal-India border is going viral on TikTok. Tiktok user @routineofsmartnepal posted a video showing an apparent army officer delivering a speech in…
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No, Nepal Is Not Banning TikTok Again, Viral Video Is AI-Generated
ClaimTikTok will be banned in Nepal from August 17, 2025.FactViral video is AI-generated. A video claiming that TikTOk will be banned again in Nepal from Bhadra 1, 2082 BS (17 August, 2025) is going viral on TikTok. The video is going viral in the wake of Nepal government’s decision to ban the messaging app Telegram…
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Viral Video Falsely Claims Balen Shah & Harka Sampang Supported RSP’s Signature Campaign
ClaimKathmandu Metropolitan City mayor Balen Shah and Dharan Sub-metropolitan City mayor Harka Sampang expressed solidarity with the signature campaign of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).Fact The viral claim is false. A video claiming that Kathmandu Metropolitan City mayor Balen Shah and Dharan Sub-metropolitan City mayor Harka Sampang have expressed solidarity with the signature campaign of Rastriya Swatantra…