Fake Notice About Former King Gyanendra’s Birthday Leads to False News on Nirmal Niwas Opening

Kathmandu. A fake statement claiming that Nirmal Niwas would be opened to the public for three hours on July 7 to mark former King Gyanendra Shah’s 80th birthday led several media outlets and social media users to circulate false information on Wednesday.

Online news portals including Ratopati and Nepal Press published reports stating that Nirmal Niwas would be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 7, citing a statement allegedly issued by former King Shah’s dialogue secretary, Phani Raj Pathak. The same claim was also widely shared across social media platforms.