Sanjeeb Phuyal
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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…
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Grade 12 Results Published? No, Viral News Clip Is Old
Claim A viral TikTok clip claims that the results of the grade 12 examination have been published. The National Examination Board had conducted the exams of class 12 from May 4 to May 16 earlier this year. TikTok user @raznabin3 posted a video captured from a moving vehicle. Audio accompanying the video presented in a…
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Did KMC Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol Quit CPN-UML to Support Mayor Balendra Shah? No, Viral Video Is False
Claim A viral TikTok video claims that Sunita Dangol, Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has quit the CPN-UML party to express her support for Mayor Balendra Shah. The video features Dangol speaking to the media, with text suggesting she left her party and aligned herself with the mayor. TikTok user @maya.reaction shared a…
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Fact Check: KP Oli Disclosed The Reason For ‘Framing’ RSP President Rabi Lamichhane? No, Viral Video Is Unrelated
ClaimPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli disclosed the reason for framing Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane.Fact No, the viral video shows an old and unrelated interview of KP Sharma regarding the political appointment of judges in the judiciary. A video showing Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli allegedly revealing the secret behind framing Rastriya…