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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 made four false claims in two recent speeches In his recent speeches, the prime minister has been repeating some claims that have already been deb... 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
PM Oli made some misleading claims in upper house Three of the claims made by the prime minister in the upper house on January 10 were either misleadi... 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
Bijukchhe misquotes Indian ex-spy’s book while talking about India’s alleged Tarai plans Bijukchhe misquoted RK Yadav's book "Mission R&AW" and his mention of a target date for an alleged a... 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
World Doctors Alliance’s video on Covid-19 misleading Over the past few days, Facebook users in Nepal have widely shared a message that claims the WHO has... Read More

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