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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

(ONE) ON THE AFTERNOON of 16 November 2012, Padam Kunwar stood in line at Kathmandu’s Bhrikutimanda…

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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

The old school building in Puente América has seen better days. Once a place where the children of the tiny C…

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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

A series of clandestine, if legal, deals between numerous offshore companies has netted millions in profits t…

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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

An investigative report has identified colorful international business figures and companies from Moldova, Po…

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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

By Deepak Adhikari, editor of South Asia Check In Short: When we talk about evidence we mean facts - proven, …

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Nepal mourns mercenaries who died for Russia, faces tough questions

Nepal mourns mercenaries who died for Russia, faces tough questions

KATHMANDU -- The reported deaths of six Nepalis serving in the Russian military have rattled the Himalayan na…

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Old memories and new realities in Phidim

Old memories and new realities in Phidim

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

After the Jajarkot earthquake, AI-generated images flooded social media, depicting false scenes of devastatio…

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