Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: Viral Hoax Video Claims IED Planted Outside KMC Mayor Balen’s Residence
ClaimBomb planted outside Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s Mayor Balendra Shah’s residence at Gairigaun, TinkuneFactVideo shows the security personnel and locals in action after a bomb scare incident in Sinamangal on 19 July A 58-second viral video claiming that a bomb has been recovered from the residence of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah is going viral…
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Fact Check: PM Dahal said He Never Liked the Republic & Federal System? No, Viral Video Is Clipped
ClaimPushpa Kamal Dahal said he never liked republic and the adoption of federalism with proportional representation system in the countryFactDahal was actually referring to KP Sharma Oli, who allegedly confided to him that he never liked republic and federalism A viral video showing Prime Minister and Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Pushpa…
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Fact Check: Unrelated Footage Goes Viral In The Name Of Koshi River Truck Accident
ClaimA man rushing to save the driver of a truck that fell into the Saptakoshi River of Nepal FactViral video shows a man rushing to save a drowning man at a beach in foreign country and it has nothing to do with Friday’s truck plunge incident at Saptakoshi River Two videos allegedly showing a man rushing…
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Fact Check: Old Visuals Of Aviation Tragedies From Pokhara & Kedarnath Passed Off As Manang Air Chopper Crash
ClaimViral video claims to show the crash of Manang Air helicopter in Solukhumbu FactOld visuals of aviation tragedies showing crash of Yeti Airlines in Pokhara of Nepal and 2022 chopper crash in Kedarnath In the aftermath of Tuesday’s tragic crash of the Manang Air chopper in Solukhumbu that killed all six people onboard, many false and…
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Fact Check: Old & Unrelated Videos Falsely Claim To Show Manang Air Chopper Crash
ClaimTwo videos claim to show the crash of Manang Air Helicopter in SolukhumbuFactOne of the videos shows downing of Russian chopper by Ukrainian forces, and the other one shows plane-helicopter collision at Lukla Airport A Manang Air helicopter crashed in Lamjura areas in Solukhumbu district on Tuesday, killing all six people onboard. Several unsubstantiated and…
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Fact Check: Old Footage From India’s Himachal Falsely Shared As Recent Landslide At Mugling-Narayanghat Road
ClaimMassive landslide occurred at Mugling-Narayanghat highwayFactThe viral video shows 2021 land collapse at Sirmur district in India’s Himachal Pradesh At a time when reports of flash floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains are making headlines, a video allegedly showing a massive landslide collapsing a road at Mugling-Narayanghat highway is going viral on TikTok. Mugling…
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Fact Check: RSP Chair Lamichhane Hit Out At Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah? Here’s What We Found
ClaimRastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane criticises Kathmandu Mayor Balendra ShahFactViral Video actually shows Rabi Lamichhane telling the parliament not to get agitated over a remark made by an Indian writer A nine-second video purportedly showing Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane hitting out at Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah is going…
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Fact Check: SEE Results Published? No, Viral Videos Are Misleading
ClaimSecondary Education Exam (SEE) results have been publishedFactThe National Education Board is yet to publish SEE results and making the final preparations for the same Two viral videos claiming that the National Education Board has published the results of Grade X, popularly known as the Secondary Education Examination (SEE), are going viral on TikTok. Newschecker…
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Fact Check: Mayor Balen Shah’s Supporters Flood A Street Against Court Order Lifting Ban On Hindi Movies? No, Viral Post Is Misleading
ClaimSupporters of Kathmandu Metro City’s mayor Balendra Shah flood a street to protest Patan High Court order allowing screening of Hindi moviesFactThe viral footage actually shows annual Rath Yatra of Hindu God Jagannath in Puri A video purportedly showing an enormous crowd of people gathering on a street in Kathmandu against the Patan High Court’s…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Claiming Baburam Bhattarai Said RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane Will Be PM After 2027 Polls Is Clipped
ClaimFormer Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said RSP will emerge victorious after 2027 general elections and RSP Chair Rabi will take govt leadershipFactLeader Bhattarai said that a new political force will emerge victorious but clearly said that he can’t specify the name of the new force A video claiming that former Prime Minister and Chairman of…