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Deepak Adhikari

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Kathmandu, Nepal
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Covers:  misinformation and disinformation, fact-checking, big tech, accountability, corruption, political economy, human rights, environment and climate change.
Freelance journalist and misinformation researcher. Past: @Nepal_Check www.NepalCheck.org Editor @Southasiacheck, Reporter @dpa_intl @AFP 🇳🇵
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The Fierce One

The Fierce One

caravanmagazine.in — (ONE) ON THE AFTERNOON of 16 November 2012, Padam Kunwar stood in line at Kathmandu’s Bhrikutimandap exhibition complex, waiting to shake hands with Nepal’s former prime minister, the Ma
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From the Hills of Nepal to the Colombian Jungle: A Migrant's Story - OCCRP

From the Hills of Nepal to the Colombian Jungle: A Migrant's Story - OCCRP

OCCRP — The old school building in Puente América has seen better days. Once a place where the children of the tiny Colombian hamlet would come to learn their lessons, today it looks like little more than an abandoned ruin. But inside, its walls tell a different story.
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The Ncell shell game: Did foreign firms fund Nepali investors' giant profits? - The Record

The Ncell shell game: Did foreign firms fund Nepali investors' giant profits? - The Record

The Record Nepal — A series of clandestine, if legal, deals between numerous offshore companies has netted millions in profits to a handful of Nepali investors
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Revealed: The intermediaries and companies behind Nepal Airlines USD 216 million Airbus purchase

Revealed: The intermediaries and companies behind Nepal Airlines USD 216 million Airbus purchase

nepallivetoday.com — An investigative report has identified colorful international business figures and companies from Moldova, Portugal and Germany behind offshore companies that sold two Airbus jets to Nepal Airlines in 2017 for $216.38m. The report questions the procurement process. It also examines the offshore corporate structures used to acquire the planes from Airbus.
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Get Your Facts Straight: The Basics of Fact-Checking - The Kit 1.0 documentation

Get Your Facts Straight: The Basics of Fact-Checking - The Kit 1.0 documentation

exposingtheinvisible.org — By Deepak Adhikari, editor of South Asia Check In Short: When we talk about evidence we mean facts - proven, verified, transparent, accountable information and methods of finding it.
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Nepal mourns mercenaries who died for Russia, faces tough questions

Nepal mourns mercenaries who died for Russia, faces tough questions

Nikkei Asia — KATHMANDU -- The reported deaths of six Nepalis serving in the Russian military have rattled the Himalayan nation and cast a harsh spotlight on the re
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Old memories and new realities in Phidim

Old memories and new realities in Phidim

The Kathmandu Post — Arriving at my childhood home felt like reuniting with an old friend.
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Social media is flooded with AI-generated images. Here's how to detect them

Social media is flooded with AI-generated images. Here's how to detect them

NepalCheck.Org — After the Jajarkot earthquake, AI-generated images flooded social media, depicting false scenes of devastation. Shared by influencers and organizations, these convincing yet fabricated images posed challenges for fact-checkers. Experts recommend skepticism, visual clues, and context analysis to discern AI-generated content, highlighting the growing complexity of misinformation online.
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