Fact Check
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‘Red mercury’ claims on social media just a hoax
Con artists in several countries have used this dubious substance to swindle unsuspecting public.
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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...
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Some claims in Putin memes circulating in Nepal are false
At least two memes are circulating on social media in Nepal praising Russian President Putin for gra...
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Absurd claims that Covid-19 test kits predated pandemic
As the false claims made rounds on social media and websites that promote conspiracy theories, the W...
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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...
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PM Oli made three false claims
Among other things, the prime minister said: "Currently, we are conducting 23,000 to 24,000 PCR [pol...
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Koirala wrong in saying constitution has set two-term limit for prime minister
Nepali Congress central committee member Shekhar Koirala thinks that one five-year term will be enou...
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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...
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Some news websites used old photo of Putalisadak blaze to depict Monday’s fire
The news sites that published the misleading photo included Dainiki, Ashaka Kiran, Khaskhabar, Nepal...
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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...
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Scientists worldwide in desperate search for COVID-19 drug
South Asia Check has gathered insights on the trials and investigations for vaccines and drugs to tr...
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