Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Landslide Blocked Pokhara–Mugling Road; Footage Is from 2024 Jhyaple River Disaster

Kathmandu. A video circulating widely on social media claims to show a recent landslide blocking the Pokhara–Mugling road section. The footage depicts passenger buses and freight vehicles buried under debris and has been shared millions of times across multiple platforms.

However, an investigation by the TechPana Fact-Check Desk found the claim to be false. The viral video is nearly two years old and actually shows the devastating Jhyaple River landslide in Dhading, which occurred on September 28, 2024, along the Nagdhunga–Mugling road section, not the Pokhara–Muglin highway.