Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Edited Video Falsely Claims Singer Samikshya Adhikari Has Killed Herself
A video claiming that Nepali singer Samikshya Adhikari has committed suicide allegedly after she learnt that cine artist Purna Bikram Shah, popularly known as Paul Shah, has been released from jail, is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be false. Nepali cine artist Paul Shah has been taken into judicial custody at…
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Viral Video Claiming To Show Yeti Airlines Crash Is Edited
At least 68 people died in the worst domestic air disaster when Yeti Airlines flight NYT 691 crashed shortly before landing at the newly inaugurated Pokhara International Airport on January 15. The plane carrying 72 people, including the crew members, took off from Kathmandu Airport at 10:33 local time, according to the Civil Aviation Authority…
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Viral Video Falsely Claims Home Minister Lamichhane Had A Fistfight With Prime Minister Dahal
A video claiming that newly appointed Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane challenged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal after a fist fight at a meeting is being shared on social media. Newschecker found the claim to be false. CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, was appointed as the new…
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Old News Clip Recommending Shutdown of Schools To Contain Coronavirus Resurface
At a time when the government is urging the public to adopt safety protocols amid the rising fear of a new Covid wave in the country, a viral video is doing the rounds claiming that the health ministry has announced the shut down of schools across the country. Newschecker found the viral clip to be…
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Home Minister Lamichhane Left For Kanchanpur To Hunt Nirmala Panta’s Killer? No, Claim Made In Viral Video Is False
A 10-second video claiming that newly appointed Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has reached Kanchanpur with a team of Nepal police and sniffer dog to search for the killer of Nirmala Panta, a 13-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in July 2018, has gone viral on TikTok. Newschecker found the claim to be false. A…
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Video Claiming The Arrest of Nirmala Panta’s Killer Is False
The infamous rape and subsequent murder of Nirmala Panta, a teenaged girl from Kanchanpur, shocked the country in July 2018, and the case has still remained a mystery. Nirmala Panta went missing on July 26, and her body was recovered, the next morning, from a sugarcane field near her home in Kanchanpur district. The grisly…
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Year In Misinformation: Top 10 Fact Checks of 2022
The year 2022 witnessed many international events from Russia-Ukraine war to Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, Iran’s uprising against repressive regime to death of UK’s Queen Elizabeth II and FIFA World Cup in Qatar, among other incidents. Alongside these global events, many incidents from floods and landslides to local and general elections happened in Nepal. These…
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Viral Image Showing Rabi Lamichhane Posing For Selfie With Dahal & Oli In Background Is Edited
In a dramatic turn of events, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal was sworn in as new Prime Minister on Monday December 26 after he walked out of Nepali Congress-led five-party alliance and joined hands with rival bloc led by Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman Khadga Prasad Oli.…
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Viral News Clip Claiming ‘New COVID-19 Variant Has Entered Nepal’ Is False
With the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant BF.7 in neighbouring countries, Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Populations have advised the people to mask up, and maintain social distance in public places. Against this background, a 10-second news clip claiming that a fourth wave of COVID-19 has entered Nepal and the experts have warned that…
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Viral Claim That Argentina Has Issued Bank Notes Featuring Messi Is Misleading
Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina clinched the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar after beating France in a sensational final. The victory was a perfect capping off for a dazzling career of the Argentine superstar and the only feather missing in his cap. Against this backdrop, there are media reports that the Central Bank of the Republic…