Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Old Videos Claiming to Show Indian General Bipin Rawat’s Fatal Chopper Crash Go Viral
Shortly after Indian Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat died in a chopper crash in neighbouring India’s Tamil Nadu, two videos claiming to show the moments before the helicopter crash started going viral on TikTok among Nepal users. A fact-check by Newschecker found that the videos were old and from unrelated past incidents. One…
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No, the Cabinet Has Not Taken Any Decision To Impose Lockdown
Even as the world grapples with the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, an audio clip claiming that the Nepal government will enforce a lockdown and cancel all the pre-scheduled examinations is being widely shared.
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Viral Video Claiming Lockdown In Nepal From November 30 Is From 2020 News Clip
A video claiming that the Nepal government has issued a lockdown notification effective throughout the country from Tuesday, November 30, is viral on TikTok. However, a fact check by Newschecker has found that the video was used out of context and doesn’t specify the reason behind enforcing the lockdown decision. Texts on the video read,…
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2018 Video Shared As Bus Torched by ‘Biplov’ Maoist Cadres
According to the viral post, the bus was allegedly set on fire during a nationwide general strike to protest the recent hike in prices of petroleum products.
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No, Xi Jinping Hasn’t Offered To Help Former US, UK “Colonies” In Exchange For Support On Taiwan Issue
Viral video carries a voice-over in Nepali with the narrator claiming that “the Chinese President has pledged support to countries that help China in reunification with Taiwan”.
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Did Foreign Minister Say Nepal Should Ask Delhi For A Census In Lipulekh-Kalapani Region? No, His Statement Is Misconstrued
Even as Nepal government faces a dilemma over how to conduct the census in Limpiyadhura-Kalapani-Lipulekh area, a disputed territory in the north-western corner of the country, many news portals carried a news item claiming that Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka said the Indian government should be asked before sending the enumerators to the region for census.…
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Viral Claim That China May Increase Aid to Nepal If US scraps MCC is False
At a time when United States’ aid under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact is facing controversy in Nepal, many fabricated videos are being widely shared on social media claiming that China has offered US $85 billion (NRs 1 trillion) aid to Nepal if the MCC was revoked.
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Was Fatema Sumar, MCC Compact Operations Vice President, Born in Nepal?
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in Fact Check, Daily Reads, English, English, Fact Check, News, News, Politics, Politics, Uncategorized, Viral, ViralFatema Z Sumar, the Vice President of Department of Compact Operations at the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and Jonathan Brooks, the Deputy Vice President arrived in Nepal on September 9 to assuage the growing concerns in Nepal over the MCC Nepal Compact.
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