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Old photo being circulated as that of recent Chepang settlement fire This photo, which we can say is several years old, has misled people into believing that it was of t... Read More
Peru hill collapse image being circulated as Darchula landslide photo A reverse image search of the photo on Google and Yandex showed that it was a more than two-year-old... Read More
WHO hasn’t approved any home remedy for COVID-19 A message circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger claims that a student in India has found a ... 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
PM makes unfounded claims about PCR test rate, virtues of Nepali diet Over the past few months, Prime Minister Oli has been repeatedly claiming that Nepal has fewer COVID... 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
Finance minister overstates health sector allocation, makes wrong claim about Nepal’s income tax regime Yuba Raj Khatiwada speaking at a post-budget presser said the allocation for the health sector has d... Read More
Rajendra Mahato repeats debunked myth about Nepal’s water resources Janata Samajwadi Party leader Rajendra Mahato’s another claim that Nepal airlifted fuel from Bangk... Read More
Viral Nepal map from Grade 8 textbook: Many misread Anno Domini as Bikram Sambat The misleading claims that the map was from 2011 BS circulated on social media because the social me... Read More

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