Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: Viral Video From China’s Liaoning Falsely Shared As Tornado Hitting Delhi
ClaimA powerful tornado ripping through a part of Indian capital DelhiFactViral video shows a tornado sweeping across the northeast China’s Liaoning province A 14-second video allegedly showing a tornado hitting an area in New Delhi, the capital of India, is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be misleading. The claim comes in…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Does Not Show A Ferry Sinking Off the Coast Of Maldives Killing 1500
ClaimFerry sinks off the coast of the Maldives, killing 1500 peopleFactThe viral video actually shows the controlled sinking of a ferry to form artificial reefs in Brazil’s Todos-os-Santos Bay. A 33-second video claiming to show a ferry keeling over and sinking allegedly off the coast of the Maldives is going viral on TikTok. The viral…
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Fact Check: Supreme Court Ordered To Arrest PM Dahal & Ex-PM Bhattarai? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimCourt issues order to arrest Prime Minister Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and former PM Baburam BhattaraiFactThe Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice against PM Dahal and ex-PM Bhattarai A video claiming that the court has issued an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and two ministers have…
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Fact Check: Gunfight Happened At Nepal-India Border? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimOne person from India killed and two others injured in a shootout at Nepal-India borderFactOld News Of Gunfight At Nepal-India Border Shared as recent by using unrelated images of Gurkha soldiers A 16-second video claiming a person from India was killed and two others injured in an alleged gun battle at Nepal-India border. The video…
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Fact Check: Old And Unrelated Videos From Turkey & Japan Falsely Shared As Flooding In Nepal and India’s Bihar
ClaimMonsoon-triggered flash floods have occurred in Nepal and India’s Bihar stateFactOld videos actually show massive floods in Turkey’s Black Sea region and Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture At a time when the country is reeling under sweltering heat with maximum temperatures hovering over the normal limits, many unverified flood-related videos are being shared online with false claims.…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Purporting To Show First Quake Resistant Tower In Nepal Is Misleading
ClaimAn earthquake resistant building built with Nepali technology oscillatesFactViral video actually shows an edited high-rise building Lansum Square in Visakhapatnam A 10-second video showing a high-rise building oscillating during an earthquake allegedly built in Nepal for the first time with Nepali earthquake-resistant technology is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be misleading.…
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Fact Check: Mahakaleshwar Entrance Collapsed During PM Dahal’s Visit? No, Viral Claim Is False
ClaimMain entrance of Mahakaleshwar Lok Corridor collapsed ahead of Prime Minister Dahal’s visitFactDahal took part in Hindu holy rituals at the temple and no such incident had happened at the temple Even as Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal, who is widely known by his nom de guerre ‘Prachanda’, completed his four-day official visit to India, many…
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Fact Check: Chair Hurled At RSP Chief Rabi Lamichhane Inside The Parliament? No, Viral Post Is False
ClaimChair hurled at Rastriya Swatantra Party President during a parliament sessionFact2015 image of parliamentary brawl edited to make the misleading claim A viral video claiming that Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane was attacked with a chair at the parliament is making the rounds on TikTok. The video further claims that Rabi cried and…
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Fact Check: Hoax Claims Rabi Lamichhane Appointed As The New Prime Minister
ClaimSeven-party coalition appoints Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane as the new Prime MinisterFactRastriya Swatantra Party is in the opposition bench and Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal is on a four-day official visit to India At a time when the national news is dominated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s official visit to India, two videos…
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Fact Check: PM Dahal Offered To Reappoint Rabi As Home Minister By Removing Narayan Kaji Shrestha? No, Viral Post Is Misleading
ClaimPrime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has offered to reappoint RSP President Rabi Lamichhane As Home Minister By Removing Incumbent Minister Narayan Kaji ShresthaFactPM Dahal has not made such assurance and the video purporting to show Dahal making such promise actually show him assuring to get the Transitional Justice Bill endorsed from the parliament A video…