Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: PM Dahal Has Not Resigned, Nor Has He Been Jailed, Viral Claims Are Misleading
Even as the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two petitions against Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prachanda for insurgency-era related deaths, many videos with unverified and false claims are going viral. Those sharing such videos on TikTok claim that Prime Minister and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known by…
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Fact Check: News Clip Claiming Singers Samikshya Adhikari And Durgesh Thapa Have Been Jailed Is False
A news clip claiming that Nepali singers Samikshya Adhikari and Durgesh Thapa have been sent to jail for two years after the release of cine artist Paul Shah (Purna Bikram Shah) is being shared among Nepali TikTok users. Newschecker found the claim to be false. Against this backdrop, TikTok user @govindakafle92 posted a video showing…
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Fact Check: Video Of Transport Workers’ Protest Falsely Linked With Rabi Lamichhane’s Supporters
A 19-second video clip of a burning vehicle and demonstration has gone viral on TikTok with the claim that the footage shows the protest by the supporters of Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane after he was allegedly forbidden from contesting the by-election in Chitwan-2. Newschecker found the claim to be misleading. The Election Commission…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Deal Between Oli and Dahal To Allow The Latter To Lead Government For Five Years
A video claiming that Communist Party of Nepal -Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ have agreed to allow Dahal to take the government leadership for a full five-year term and support the CPN-UML candidate for the post of…
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Fact Check: Video Showing Shah Rukh Khan Holding Placard Reading ‘Kalapani Belongs To Nepal’ Is False
A video purporting to show Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan holding a placard that reads, “Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal,” is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker fact check found the image to be edited. The Limpiyadhura-Kalapani-Lipulekh area on the north-western frontier of Nepal is a disputed territory between Nepal and India. The territorial…
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Fact Check: Old Video Of Flash Mob Incident In Wisconsin Falsely Linked With Recent Looting At Balaju Shopping Mall
A video allegedly showing a group of thieves stealing goods from a clothing store in Balaju, Kathmandu is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be misleading. Violence had erupted in Balaju area of Kathmandu on February 13 during the protest organised by transport workers and entrepreneurs. The protest turned violent after the…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Allegedly Posted by Bollywood Star Akshay Kumar Is False
A video purportedly posted by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar issuing an open invitation to TikTokers for doing a duet with him is going viral among Nepali TikTok users. In the video, a purported voice of Akshay is heard challenging TikTok users to stop Nepal’s flag so that he will do a duet with him. Newschecker…
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Fact Check: No Powerful Quake Has Hit Pokhara Recently, Viral Video Is False
As earthquake-battered Turkey and Syria are struggling to pick up the pieces and move on, a 19-second video claiming that a powerful earthquake rocked Pokhara in which a person died and a bridge collapsed, is going viral on TikTok. The news clip video further claims that the death toll in the Afghanistan earthquake has reached…
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Viral Video Falsely Claims Ex-King Gyanendra Shah Spoke About Rabi Lamichhane
A video allegedly showing a statement by Nepal’s former King of Nepal Gyanendra Shah is circulating on video sharing platform TikTok. The quote attributed to Shah reads, “Nepal could become a prosperous country if people like Rabi Lamichhane take the leadership.” Newscheker found the claim to be false. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane…
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PM Dahal Caught Plotting Against Rabi Lamichhane? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
A 39-second video allegedly showing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal plotting against Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be misleading. Only a month after his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane on January 27 resigned after…