Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Madhuri Dixit Passed Away
ClaimBollywood star Madhuri Dixit has passed away.FactViral video is false. A video allegedly showing the funeral of Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user @amjad_996 posted a video showing several Bollywood personalities including Salman Khan attending a funeral.The video carries a photo of Salman Khan wiping his tears alongside a photo…
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Fact Check: KP Oli Expressed Pride Over His Jail Term For Murder and Robbery? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli expressed pride over his jail term for murder and robbery.FactThe 2021 clip shows Oli explaining how he had to spend 14 years without committing any fault. A video allegedly showing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli expressing his pride over his 14 years behind bars for murder and robbery is going…
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Fact Check: Prachanda Threatened To Jail KP Oli? No, Viral Video Shows Maoist Chair Criticising Government Move To Bring Ordinances
ClaimCPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ threatened to jail Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.FactNo, viral video shows Maoists Chairman Dahal addressing an event of socialist front Nepal. A video allegedly showing CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal challenging to jail Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and to settle scores for framing Rastriya…
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Fact Check: RSP Chair Rabi Lamichhane Reinstated As MP? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimRastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has been reinstated as Member of Parliament. FactNo, viral video is misleading. A video claiming that Rastriyas Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has been reinstated as Member of Parliament (MP) is going viral on TikTok. Earlier on December 23, 2024, the Federal Parliament Secretariat suspended Lamichhane after the Kaski…
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Fact Check: US Aid Under MCC Halted After Trump’s Order to Freeze Foreign Assistance? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimUS assistance to Nepal under MCC among other projects halted after US President Donald Trump’s executive order to freeze foreign aid.FactNo, Donald Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid has not affected MCC. As the news of United States President Donald Trump’s executive order to freeze foreign aid has sparked concerns across the globe, a video…
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Fact Check: Viral Clip Showing Heated Debate Between MPs Falsely Shared As A Fist-Fight
ClaimMembers of Parliament (MPs) engaged in a fist-fight during a parliamentary sub-committee meeting.FactNo, viral video shows MPs Raj Kishor Yadav and Prem Suwal engaged in a heated argument. A video claiming that Members of Parliament (MPs) Raj Kishor Yadav and Prem Suwal engaged in a fist-fight during a meeting of parliamentary sub-committee is going viral…
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Fact Check: Saif Ali Khan Died After Recent Attack? No, Viral Video Shows Funeral of Bollywood Filmmaker Shyam Benegal
ClaimBollywood film actors attend Saif Ali Khan’s memorial after the latter’s passing.FactViral video shows Naseerudin Shah among others attending filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s funeral. A video allegedly showing actor Naseerudin Shah among other Bollywood personalities attending the memorial of Saif Ali Khan allegedly after the latter died is going viral on TikTok. Bollywood star Saif Ali…
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Fact Check: Hindu Temple Survived LA Fire? No, Viral Image Is Old
ClaimA Hindu temple survived the Los Angeles fire while the neighborhood houses were reduced to ashes. FactImage carried in the viral video shows an old photo of Maui house. Even as 27 people have been killed and an estimated 12,300 structures have been destroyed due to the wind-driven blazes in Southern California, an image allegedly…
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Fact Check: Yeti Airlines Plane Crashed Again? No, Viral News Clip Is Old
ClaimYeti Airlines Plane that took off from Kathmandu crashed again in Pokhara.FactViral news clip is from January 2023. A video claiming that a Yeti Airlines Plane that took off from Kathmandu has crashed near Pokhara airport runway is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user @chandrakc987 posted a news clip reporting that a Yeti Airlines plane…
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Fact Check: Schools Will Remain Closed Until January 28 To Contain HMPV? No, Viral Clip Is Old
ClaimViral clip claims that the schools will be shut down until Maga 15 (January 28) in view of growing infections.FactThe viral news clip is from January 2022 when the CCMC decided to shut down schools to prevent the spread of corona virus. At a time when the surge in cases of the flu-like Human metapneumovirus…