“Nepal bans all Indian TV channels except DD News”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Jul 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Cable operators in Nepal banned Indian private TV News channels in 2020 for broadcasting content detrimental to their country’s interests. But the ban was lifted after a short period. As claimed in the viral message, the Nepal government has recently not banned the Indian TV channels except DD News
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 July 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 July 2023, 15 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ITSOCIALMEDIACONGRESS/posts/pfbid02VozoQjWfi5Xsmyb6XTc8ahgn2ASJX…
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