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Fact-check: Claims of Sand Dredgers Crashing Into a Bridge in Nepal Floods Are Misleading

A viral video claiming to show sand dredgers crashing into a bridge during recent floods in Nepal is misleading. A fact-check revealed that the footage is from Vietnam, depicting the flooded Chay River following Typhoon Yagi in September 2024.

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Old Photos and Videos Falsely Shared Following Deadly Nepal Plane Crash

A Saurya Airlines plane crashed in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024, killing 18. Social media users falsely shared old photos and videos of previous plane crashes in Nepal as footage of the incident. Fact-checks reveal the shared content is unrelated to the Saurya Airlines crash.

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TikTok Post Claiming Deputy Mayor’s Support for Lamichhane Is Misleading

A viral video purportedly showing Kathmandu’s deputy mayor endorsing Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane is misleading. Sunita Dangol’s speech, falsely claimed to express support for Lamichhane, was actually about road safety.

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TikTok posts falsely claim arrest of Arzu Rana Deuba in India

Nepali lawmaker Arzu Rana Deuba was falsely accused on social media of being arrested in New Delhi over a refugee scam. Misinformation circulated on TikTok alleging her escape to Singapore. Deuba refuted the claims, citing her hospitalization in Delhi for surgery.

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Fact Check: Toshima Karki’s Protest Photo Doctored to Spread Falsehoods

A photo of Toshima Karki, a former health minister and member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has been circulating on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and TikTok. The photo shows Karki holding a placard demanding justice for victims of a police killing and not against her party chair on alleged financial wrongdoing on a cooperative.

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Viral Video Claiming to Show Nepal Procession for Ram Temple in India is Misleading

A viral video circulated on social media, purporting to show a wedding procession from Nepal’s Goddess Sita’s maternal home to Ayodhya’s Ram Temple. A fact-check by Nepal Check found the video, widely shared on platforms like X and YouTube, is from a July 2023 ceremony in Greater Noida, India, not Nepal.

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TikTok User Falsely Attributes 2021 Japanese Landslide Video to Sikkim Flash Floods

A recent fact-check revealed a misleading TikTok video posted by a user falsely linking the footage to the Sikkim flash floods. Nepal Check traced the video back to a 2021 Japanese landslide.

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Viral TikTok Video Falsely Claims to Show Jajarkot Quake

A viral TikTok video falsely claimed to show the recent Jajarkot earthquake in Nepal. Nepal Check found that the video was eight years old, showing the 2015 earthquake instead.

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Video Claiming To Show Nepal’s Nagdhunga Tunnel Is From Saudi Arabia

A TikTok video claiming to feature the Nagdhunga tunnel in Nepal has gone viral. However, a fact-check by Nepal Check found the footage is actually of a tunnel on the Al Baha road in Saudi Arabia. Utilizing comments on TikTok, Google Translate, and a YouTube video comparison, we established the true location. Therefore, the claim is misleading.

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