Sanjeeb Phuyal
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Fact Check: Old Clip Of Rabi Lamichhane Addressing His Supporters Shared As Recent
ClaimRabi Lamichhane addressed his supporters after his release from Kaski custody.FactViral clip is from 2019 when Rabi Lamichhane was released from Chitwan prison on a suicide abetment case. A video allegedly showing Rabi Lamichhane addressing his supporters after his release from custody in Pokhara is going viral on TikTok. The video goes on to claim…
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Fact Check: 2015 Image Of Rubble From Bhaktapur Falsely Shared As Aftermath of Tibet Earthquake
ClaimViral video shows the rubble of the buildings that collapsed due to the January 7 quake that struck a remote region of Tibet.FactPhoto carried in the viral video is from 2015 when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal. A video carrying a social media post depicting the purported rubble of buildings collapsed due to a powerful…
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Fact Check: Edited News Clip Goes Viral Falsely Claiming Bhim Rawal Will Join RSP
ClaimFormer CPN-UML leader Bhim Rawal is all set to join the Rastriya Swatantra Party.FactA News24 Television clip shared with misleading text superimposed on it. UPDATE: We have updated the headline for editorial clarity. A video claiming that senior communist leader Bhim Rawal, who was recently ousted from the CPN-UML, is almost certain to join the…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Gagan Thapa Bowed And Apologised To Rabi Lamichhane
ClaimNepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa bowed and apologised to Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane.FactNo, the viral video shows Gagan Thapa speaking at the House. A video allegedly showing Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa apologising to Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane is going viral on TikTok. Former Home Minister and RSP Chairman…
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Fact Check: Old Video Of President Poudel Saying That PM Oli Spent 14-yrs In Jail For Murder Goes Viral As Recent
ClaimPresident Ram Chandra Poudel said that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli spent 14 years in jail not for democracy but for a murder.FactOld clip of Ram Chandra Poudel lashing Oli was shared as recent. An eighteen-second video showing Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel saying that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli spent 14-years in jail not…
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Fact Check: CNN Reported About KP Oli’s Investment In Cambodia’s Telecom? No, Viral Video Is Edited
ClaimCNN Reported about Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s investment in Cambodia’s telecom sector.FactViral video is edited. A video allegedly showing CNN reporting about Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s investment in Cambodia’s telecom sector has gone viral on TikTok. The video goes viral on the heels of the arrest of Durga Prasain, a controversial media…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims ‘Fugitive’ GB Rai Arrested From Kathmandu
ClaimNepal Police CIB arrested Gitendra Babu Rai from Kathmandu.FactGB Rai has not been arrested yet. A video claiming that GB (Gitendra Babu) Rai, the chairman of Gorkha Media Group and operator of now-defunct Galaxy 4K TV, has been arrested from Kathmandu, is going viral on TikTok. Gitendra Babu Rai (GB Rai), who has been accused…
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Fact Check: Viral Clip Of PM Oli’s Statement About The Failure Of ‘Congress-led Government’ Is Seven Year Old
ClaimPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the Congress-led government will not last after mid-January. FactViral video shows an old clip of KP Sharma Oli from 2017 when his party was not in the government. A video allegedly showing Prime Minister and Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal –Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) saying that Nepali Congress=led…
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Fact Check: Did KP Oli Say NC-UML Alliance Shouldn’t Last Long? No, Viral Video Is Misleading
ClaimPrime Minister KP Oli said the current coalition of CPN-UML and Nepali Congress will ruin the country.FactThe viral video is old and shows Oli speaking against the alliance of Nepali Congress and UCPN (Maoist Centre). A video claiming to show Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli saying that the current ruling alliance of…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Allegedly Showing Professor Sangraula Cursing PM Oli Is Clipped
ClaimFormer Attorney General and Professor Yubaraj Sangraula cursed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in his public speech.FactThe viral video is edited. A video allegedly showing former Attorney General and Professor Yubaraj Sangraula using curse words on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is going viral on TikTok. TikTok user @loken.tmg21 posted a video showing a clip…