Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: Nepal Government All Set To Lift The Ban on TikTok? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimNepal government all set to lift the ban on TikTok from December 10.FactWrit petitions challenging the decision to ban TikTok are currently sub judice at the Supreme Court. A video claiming that the Nepal government is all set to lift the ban on popular video-sharing app TikTok from Sunday (December 10) is going viral on…
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Fact Check: Old Video Claiming Miraculous Flowing Of Water in Cauvery River Resurfaces
ClaimA river appears miraculously for a month until Deepawali in Tamil Nadu state of India.FactViral Video shows water released from a dam into Cauvery River for Maha Pushkaram festival. A video allegedly showing a fresh steam of water miraculously flowing down a dry watercourse with the start of Pitru Pakshya in Tamil Nadu State of…
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Fact Check: Old Interview Of Ex-King Gyanendra Falsely Linked With Durga Prasain’s Mass Rally
ClaimFormer King Gyanendra Shah has given consent for the November 23 protest led by Durga Prasain.FactViral Video from 2012 is not related to the current political scenario of Nepal. At a time when businessman Durga Prasain has been leading an anti-establishment protest calling for reinstatement of monarchy and reverting Nepal back as a Hindu state,…
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Fact Check: China Sent Warships To Defend Palestine? No, Viral Claim Is Misleading
ClaimChina sent warships to the Middle East to support Palestine in the ongoing conflict.FactViral video shows a speculative media report falsely linking the deployment of warships to Israel-Palestine conflict. As Israel and Hamas agree to a four-day truce in the ongoing conflict, a video claiming that China has sent six warships to defend Palestine is…
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Fact Check: Old Video Goes Viral Claiming To Show PM Dahal Addressing People After The Ban On TikTok
Claim Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal address the people after the ban on TikTok. Fact The viral video is from July 2022 when Dahal spoke about the possibility of forming an alliance of socialist political forces. Nepal government imposed a ban on popular social media App TikTok, saying that the platform fueled “social discord.” The decision…
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Fact Check: Old Clip From Japan Falsely Shared As Recent Footage Of Powerful Quake Rocking California
ClaimPowerful earthquake hit the California State of the US.FactThe viral video actually shows 2011 footage of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hitting Japan. A video claiming to show a moment when an 11.9 magnitude earthquake struck California state of the United States of America is going viral on TikTok. The surfaces on the heels of an earthquake…
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Fact Check: Old Viral Video Falsely Claims That PM Modi Gives Warning To Hamas
ClaimIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi issues a warning to Hamas and reiterates his support to Israel.FactViral clip is old and actually shows PM Modi speaking on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and Israel. As Israel continues its offensive against Hamas fighters into the second month despite mounting calls for a ceasefire, a…
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Fact Check: US Lawmaker Demanded To Stop War In Palestine? No, This Is An Old Video On Pension Reform Bill
ClaimViral video shows a US politician demanding to stop the war in Palestine.FactOld video from 2012 actually shows a US state lawmaker expressing his disappointment over the pension reform bill. A video allegedly showing a United States politician yelling and venting his anger demanding to end the war in Palestine is going viral on TikTok.…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Claiming PM Dahal Set To Reinstate Monarchy In Nepal Is False
ClaimPrime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Parachanda’ makes revelation that monarchy would be reinstated in the country.FactViral video is created by falsely misconstruing an interview of pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader. A video claiming that Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has made a revelation that the monarchy would be…
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Fact Check: No, UN Chief Guterres Didn’t Make Any Reference To The People Killed During The Maoist Conflict
ClaimPrime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ became frantic when UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the 17,000 people who perished during the Maoist conflict should get justice.FactSecretary General Guterres only stressed that transitional justice has the greatest chance of success when it is inclusive, and has victims at its heart. A viral video claiming that…