Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: Rabi Lamichhane Gave Health Advice To Oli? No, Viral Video Is Edited
ClaimRSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane advises CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli to take care of his health.FactViral video is edited by using two unrelated clips from different contexts. A video allegedly showing Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane advising former Prime Minister and Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) KP Sharma Oli…
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Fact Check: Swatantra Party MP Toshima Proposed Forming Another Party? No, Viral Video Is Clipped
ClaimToshima Karki says let’s form another party as there is no hope from Rashtriya Swatantra Party.FactViral video is clipped from a speech by RSP MP Karki. A video allegedly showing Rastriya Swatantra Party Member Of Parliament (MP) Dr Toshima Karki proposing forming another political party as there is no hope from the Swatantra Party is…
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Fact Check: Behind The Scenes Clip From Music Video Shoot Falsely Shared As Maoist Armed Rebel Soldiers
ClaimViral video claims to show armed Maoist rebel soldiers going underground to launch revolt.FactViral video shows behind the scenes clip from music video shoot of a song by Prakash Saput. A 33-second video allegedly showing the rebel Maoist soldiers going underground for another revolt is going viral on TikTok. The video goes on to claim…
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Fact Check: RSP Chair Rabi Vowed Not To Spare Those Involved In ‘Framing Cricketer Sandeep’? No, Viral Claim Is Misleading
ClaimRastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane vows to take action against those who conspired against cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane.FactViral video actually shows Lamichhane delivering a political speech at an annual event of his party. A video allegedly showing Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane expressing his commitment not to spare “those involved in framing Nepali…
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Fact Check: Does This Viral Video Claim RSP Chair Rabi’s Life Under Threat? No, It Only Talks About Gangsters In Politics
ClaimSwatantra Party Chair Rabi Lamichhane’s Life is under threat in ‘Gangster-ruled Nepal’.FactViral video is a clip from a video report on the growing infiltration of gangsters in Nepal’s politics. A viral video claiming the life of Rashtriya Swatantra Party Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane is on the line allegedly due to the rise of gangsters in Nepali…
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Fact Check: Old Video Of Jagannath Rath Yatra Falsely Claims To Show Devotees From Janakpur Heading Towards Ayodhya
ClaimVideo claims to show a huge mass of people from Nepal’s Janakpur heading towards Ayodhya to attend the consecration of the newly built Ram temple. FactViral video is an old clip showing Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra in Odisha state of India. Many unverified images and videos were being circulated on social media ahead of the consecration…
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Fact Check: Ex-King Gyanendra Shah Flew To Ayodhya On Special Indian Army Chopper? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimNepal’s deposed King to be taken to India on a special chopper of Indian Army for the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.FactThe former monarch actually visited various Hindu and Buddhist shrines in Nepal’s Hetauda on January 21. A social media post claiming that a special helicopter of Indian Army is taking Nepal’s former…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Carrying Purported X Post By Mayor Balen Criticising Religious Conversion Is Edited
ClaimKathmandu Mayor Balen Shah lashes out religious conversion of Hindu people and praises a Hindu religious procession.FactNo, Balen Shah has not posted any social media post challenging those involved in converting people by luring them with few sacks of rice. A social media post attributed to Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah, in which…
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Fact Check: Old News Clip Of Govt Decision To Close Schools To Contain Covid-19 Falsely Shared As Recent
ClaimGovernment decided to shut down schools until January 29 to contain the spread of coronavirus.FactCoronavirus is not spreading as claimed in the viral video, an old news clip is being shared as recent. A video claiming that the Covid-19 Crisis Management Coordination Centre (CCMC) has made a slew of recommendations to the government including shutdown…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims US VP Kamala Harris Born In Nepal’s Gulmi District
ClaimUS Vice President Kamala Harris was born in Nepal’s Gulmi district.FactVP Harris was born in Oakland, US A 20-second video claiming that US Vice President Kamala Harris was born in Nepal’s Gulmi district is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user @mistermagarking posted a video showing United States Vice President Kamala Harris delivering a speech at…