Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Video Of Train Inferno In India Falsely Shared As Video Showing Nepal’s New Broad Gauge Train Gutted By Fire
As Nepal’s Department of Railways is making the final preparations to kick-start the much-awaited train service along the Janakpur-Jayanagar route, a video allegedly showing one of the new trains engulfed in flames, has gone viral on the video sharing platform TikTok. Newschecker found that the video shows a recent train inferno incident in Madhuban railway…
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Visuals Of Paratroopers Training At Meghauli Falsely Shared To Claim Nepal Army Preparing For War Against US
As the US government’s grant to Nepal under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has brought geopolitical interests of global powers to the fore, with Chinese and the US officials issuing statements against each other, social media users in Nepal are falling for the misinformation and false narratives surrounding MCC. Recently, one such video claiming that…
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Fabricated Video Claims Ex-King Of Nepal Warned PM Deuba Over MCC, Goes Viral
At a time when the issue of US grant under Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has snowballed into one of the most hotly debated topics in the national media, many social media users in Nepal have been jumping into the bandwagon of weaving misinformation and false narratives. One such video claims that the former King Gyanendra…
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Did The US Announce Pulling Out MCC From Nepal? No, Viral Video Is Manipulated
Even as the dilemma over parliamentary ratification of the US grant under Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to Nepal continues, misinformation, click-baits and fabricated contents surrounding the issue are being widely shared by Nepali social media users. Lately, a video claiming that the US has finally announced the withdrawal of MCC from Nepal, is going viral…
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Did Army Chief Sharma Warn Leaders Over MCC Compact? No, Viral Video Is Fabricated
At a time when the issue of parliamentary ratification of US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)’s Nepal compact has left the ruling coalition sharply divided, misinformation and manipulated contents surrounding the issue are being widely shared among Nepali social media users. Two videos allegedly showing Nepal’s Army Chief Prabhu Ram Sharma warning that no leaders would…
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Viral Video Purporting to Show PM Deuba Arguing with Maoist Chief Dahal About MCC Is Manipulated
As the February 28 deadline for parliamentary ratification of the US grant under Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) draws closer, many fabricated contents and misinformation regarding the US aid project are going viral online. A video purporting to show an argument between Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the president of Nepali Congress party,…
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Has Nepal Declared India as ‘An Enemy State’? No, Viral Videos Are Fabricated
At a time when the border dispute at Kalapani region on the western frontier of Nepal has become a bone of contention between Nepal and India, videos alleging that Nepal-India relations have hit rock bottom are going viral among Nepali social media users. Newschecker found at least two such videos making fabricated and unsubstantiated claims.…
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Videos Claiming To Show India’s PM Modi ‘Warning Nepal’ are Misleading
Two videos allegedly claiming to show India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi issuing warnings to three countries—including Nepal—during the Republic day of India have gone viral on TikTok. Newschecker found that the videos are actually from a 2019 video clip when Prime Minister Modi lashed out at the perpetrators of the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu…
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Viral Post Claiming 20 Dead In Clashes With Police In Nepal Misleading
A video claiming to show the aftermath of an alleged clash between ‘protesters’ and security forces, killing 20 people and injuring 200 others, has gone viral on TikTok. The video, which lacks specifics, is being shared widely on social media, with many believing it to be true. Newschecker has found that the video was from…
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Is the Government Set to Enforce A Lockdown? Viral News Clip Is Old
Even as Nepal records an all-time high of daily COVID-19 infections, videos claiming that the Health Ministry has recommended enforcing lockdown for at least four weeks to curb the spike in coronavirus cases is going viral on TikTok. Newschecker found that two old news clips were used out of context to spread misinformation as the…