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Television channel and social media users shared old photo from India to show Sunday’s Tara Air crash In a breaking news report on Sunday, Avenues Television broadcast a photo claiming that it was a fre... Read More
News reports about suspension of international flights are false On May 6 several news websites published reports saying international flights to and from Nepal will... Read More
Mahesh Acharya had resigned as defense minister after governor’s reinstatement On March 28, 2001, the Supreme Court had reinstated Governor Tilak Rawal. After the verdict, Acharya... Read More
Old photos being circulated as recent ones from Ukraine war Nepali social media users have been sharing old images from Ukraine and other countries with claims ... Read More
Man seen falling in a viral clip is indeed Maoist chief Dahal From their clothing and appearance, we found at least three people accompanying Dahal in the photos ... Read More
A viral video clip claiming to show fatal chopper crash involving Indian general is old We have found that a viral video clip claiming to show the December 8 helicopter crash that killed I... Read More
Viral TikTok videos claiming Nepal imposed new Covid lockdown are lies Some TikTok users have mixed a different soundtrack with different visuals to spread misinformation. Read More
Social media posts claiming international news media praised CPN-UML general convention are baseless Social media posts are circulating with claims that the grandeur of the CPN-UML general convention d... Read More
Foreign video clips circulating on TikTok as Nepal floods South Asia Check has tracked down at least three misleading videos on TikTok that have been widely s... Read More
Old photos of former king and queen circulating with false claims Nearly three years old photos of former king and queen are being circulated on social media with fal... Read More

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