Articles by Sanjog Shiwakoti

• Old foreign photos being circulated as Nepal wildfire photos Nepal’s major cities including Kathmandu and Pokhara are blanketed by the smoke from the raging wi... Read More
• TikTok user trimmed video to show Dahal in a bad light A 21-second video clip that shows Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal criticizing the general people is... Read More
• PM’s suggestion of salt water gargle as home remedy for Covid is misleading The prime minister also said some people had earlier made fun of him for suggesting salt water gargl... Read More
• Old photo photoshopped to show Indian flag in February 10 demonstration We found that the original photo, which does not contain the Indian flag, was published almost a mon... Read More
• PM wrong in saying Bimala Tamang won gold in 2014 Asiad In fact, Bimala Tamang had won a karate bronze and this was the only medal for Nepal in the 17th Asi... Read More
• Writer Wagle grossly misquoted in viral meme We found that during his January 25 Baluwatar speech, writer Narayan Wagle hasn’t called for const... Read More
• Photo of a kneeling Joe Biden circulating on social media with a false claim An image of US President-elect Joe Biden kneeling in front of a child has been widely shared by Nepa... Read More
• Ex-minister Baskota overstates number of Covid testing labs Former minister Gokul Baskota on Monday claimed tests for Covid-19 are being conducted in around 97 ... Read More
• Purported government text message about snap curfew was a hoax In the wee hours of October 19, the cell phones of many Nepalis beeped with WhatsApp and SMS text me... Read More
• Popular YouTube interview on COVID-19 full of false, misleading claims Surajeet Dutta, who was identified by the interviewer as a social activist, made several false and m... Read More
• Memes attribute Russian President Putin to statements that weren’t his It was Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko who said medical workers and teachers would be admin... Read More
• Zee News editor-in-chief’s comments on Sarita Giri expulsion erroneous India's Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary's claim that the Nepal government had a role in sa... Read More
• PM’s claims about depression and turmeric partially true but he’s incorrect about WHO guidelines on COVID-19 deaths verification PM Oli drew widespread criticism from the public when he told the parliament on June 12 that turmeri... Read More
• Ex-PM Khanal grossly exaggerates Nepal’s hydropower generation potential Ruling NCP leader and former prime minister Jhalanath Khanal citing unnamed experts recently claimed... Read More
• Viral video clips involving Sujata Koirala were manipulated to create controversy Two video clips are circulating on social media with claims that Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koira... Read More