Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Everything You Need To Know About November 20 Elections In Nepal
As the clock is ticking down to November 20 elections, many eligible Nepali voters have made up their mind to head to their respective polling centres. This is the second time Nepal is going to conduct its elections to the federal House of Representatives (HoR) or Parliament and seven provincial assemblies after the country adopted…
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Bhim Rawal Is Denied A Party Ticket But Viral Video Falsely Appeals People To Vote For Him
A 27-second long video appealing people to vote for Bhim Rawal, who is allegedly running for a seat in the federal House of Representatives from Achham-1 in the upcoming election on Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) ticket, has gone viral on TikTok, recently. Newschecker found the claim to be false. Rawal is not…
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Viral Image of NC Leader Gagan Thapa Donning T-shirt Bearing Maoist Logo Is Edited
With the elections to the Federal House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies only a few days away, the political parties and independent candidates running for the elections have intensified their campaigns. Against this backdrop, an image of Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa and independent candidate Ranju Darshana along with two other men purportedly donning…
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2015 Video Falsely Shared As Recent Attack On Maoist Chairman Dahal In Gorkha
With the November 20 elections nearing, many unverified videos linked with Nepali politicians are doing the rounds on Nepali social media. In this context, a video purportedly showing Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal being safely escorted to a vehicle after he was attacked by the cadres of his own party…
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Clipped Video Of Gagan Thapa Saying ‘Congress Is Not Poor People’s Party’ Is Going Viral
As Nepal’s political parties and independent candidates contesting in the parliamentary and provincial elections slated for November 20 have been intensifying their election campaigns, a video of Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Thapa allegedly saying that Nepali Congress is not the party of poor people but of rich and affluent class is going viral…
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Old Video of Prachanda Addressing Mass Rally In Kathmandu Falsely Shared As Recent From Gorkha
Nepal’s political parties have launched their full-fledged election campaigns for November 20 elections to the federal House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies. Earlier in August, the Election Commission (EC) had published its code of conduct stipulating that election candidates can begin their campaigns only 17 days prior to the voting date. Against this backdrop, a…
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Did Sujata Koirala Call For Kalapani To Be Yielded To India? Here’s The Truth Behind The Viral Video
As the country is gearing up for elections to the federal House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies, slated for November 20, old videos of Nepali politicians are resurfacing with false claims. In this context, a video of Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koirala allegedly saying that Kalapani, a disputed territory along Nepal-India border, belongs to India…
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Viral Video Claiming That CPN-UML Chairman Oli Said ‘No Need To Vote For Me’ Is False
With November 20 elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies drawing closer, many unverified and misleading videos linked with the politicians are making rounds online. In this context, a video featuring a quote and an image of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going viral on TikTok. The quote attributed to…
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Old clipped interview of cricketer Lamichhane goes viral with misleading claim
As the investigation into the rape chargers against suspended Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane continues, many unconfirmed videos linked with the star cricketer are being shared online. One such video claims that the interview clip of Lamichhane proves that the Prime Minister himself was involved in framing the cricketer. Newschecker found that the viral clip is…
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No, Deputy Mayor Dangol Didn’t Say ‘Ready To Quit CPN-UML’, Viral Video Is False
At a time when the country is gearing up for the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies, many unverified videos linked with Nepali politicians are being shared online. Against this background, a video claiming that Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Sunita Dangol has allegedly said that she is ready to…