Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: Nepali Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane Got Clean-Chit From High Court? Here Is What We Found
ClaimNepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane given clean-chit by a High Court.FactLamichhane’s lawyer is planning to appeal against the Kathmandu District Court verdict to sentence him to eight-year in jail. A video claiming that a High Court has granted a clean-chit to Nepali star cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has gone viral on TikTok. The 23-year-old leg-spinner shot to…
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Fact Check: Rock Engraving Of Mesopotamian Ruler Falsely Shared as 6000 Years Old Carving Of Shri Ram and Hanuman
Claim6000 years old rock engrave of Hindu God Sri Ram and Hanuman Ji found in Silemania, Iraq.FactImage carried in the viral video shows Mesopotamian art in Belula Pass, Iraq. A video allegedly showing a “6000 years old rock engraving of Hindu God Sri Ram and Hanuman in Silemania, Iraq” is going viral on TikTok. TikTok…
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Fact Check: KP Oli Asked Rabi Lamichhane To Take Leadership? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimKP Sharma Oli said he among other leaders have become old and asked Rabi Lamichhane to take the leadership.FactViral video shows Oli addressing his party youth wing’s central committee meeting. A video claiming that Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) KP Sharma Oli asked Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane to…
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Fact Check: Old, Unrelated Clips Shared Claiming To Show Impact of Jan 1 Earthquake Hitting Japan
ClaimVideo showing impact of 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan on January 1.FactOld and unrelated clip of controlled demolition of buildings in China and 2011 Tsunami shared as the impact of January 1 earthquake. A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula on New Year’s Day, killing scores of people and prompting tsunami warnings for…
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Fact Check: Old Video Of People Battling Powerful Wind In Norway Falsely Shared As Recent Video From Canada
Claim A video posted on TikTok claims to show people pushing against a powerful wind in their bids to cross the street in Canada recently. The video posted by TikTok user @youngeuro_boss has garnered 362.4likes, 14.4k users have shared it and 14.1k users have commented on it. The archived version of the TikTok video can…
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Fact Check: Nepal Army ‘Entered’ Singha Durbar? No, Viral Claim Is Misleading
ClaimThe Nepal Army ‘entered’ Singha Durbar with evidence and the Army Chief challenged the government.FactVideo shows Nepal Army Chief speaking at the State Affairs Committee of the Parliament in Singha Durbar A video claiming that Nepal Army has ‘entered’ Singha Durbar, the central government secretariat, with evidence and the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General…
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Fact Check: Old Clip Showing Massive Landslide Hitting Japan Falsely Shared As Recent Video From Sikkim
ClaimVideo shows a massive landslide hitting Sikkim state of India.FactViral clip from July 2021 actually shows flash floods sweeping through Japanese town Atami. A video purportedly showing a devastating flash flood sweeping through a town in Sikkim state of India is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user @dilvakta_maharjan posted a video showing a massive landslide…
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Fact Check: Was Sunny Deol Wandering Under Influence In Mumbai? No, Viral Clip Is From A Movie Shooting
ClaimInebriated Bollywood actor and politician Sunny Deol wandering on the streets of Mumbai.FactViral clip is from the shooting of Bollywood movie Safar. A video allegedly showing Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sunny Deol wandering under the influence on the streets of Juhu Circle area in Mumbai is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user…
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Fact Check: UML Chair Oli Hospitalised After Being Manhandled In Dhankuta? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimCPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli hospitalised after being assaulted in Dhankuta on December 14.FactViral video shows old image of Oli admitted at Manmohan Hospital in Kathmandu A video allegedly showing former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli hospitalised after being manhandled in Dhankuta district is going viral on TikTok. Oli was manhandled by…
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Fact Check: Did PM Prachanda Say Anything About Returning ‘India’s Favour’? No, Viral Claim Is Misleading
ClaimPrime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said he became Prime Minister not to build Nepal but to return India’s favour to him.FactViral video shows unrelated audio and footage to make a baseless claim. A video claiming that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said that he didn’t become the Prime Minister to build Nepal but to…