गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Social media accounts for most misinformation during elections Nepal Social media accounts for most misinformation during elections KathmanduPati June 30, 2026 Kathmandu – A research has shown that social media accounted for most misinformation spread during the House of Representatives elections held on March 5.According to a research report by the Center for Media Research (CMR), social media accounted for the most misinformation, that is, 87 percent. The research also revealed that Facebook is the biggest carrier of misinformation among the social networking platforms.Most misinformation carriers were artificial intelligence (AI)-generated materials. Some of these videos or materials were also found to be fabricated and with distorted context. Completely fictional or artificial content was created, old footage was used to create new events, and scenes were created as if the event had happened in real.Releasing the research report, Executive Director Tilak Pathak said that even though the fact-checking of the media content was done it was more challenging because the fact-checkers did not have enough AI recognition tools, while edited videos were used.The research found that the efforts made by Election Commission, civil society, the media, political parties and candidates themselves on fact-checking were insufficient.Similarly, it has been found that some of the posts made on social media accounts were later deleted, making it difficult to verify them. Thus, after fact-checking, some of the content was removed from social media, and the Election Commission had also entered into an agreement with Meta Company for this.The research recommends establishing a rapid response mechanism before the election, creating an official and authoritative framework for social media platform accountability, and developing a process for taking necessary action against misinformation as an indicator of conflict.— Write your comments RELATED NEWS Turkey invites Nepal PM to COP31 climate summit Nepal tunnel adopts cashless toll payment system Nepal monsoon defies early El Niño drought fears Nepal police plan anti-cyber scam centre amid rising cybercrime Trump confirms secret plane switch amid Iran threat When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ? Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Why Are Boys Unexpressive? We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Govt Making Preparations to Reduce the Tenure of Armed Police Force’s IG to Three Years The envisioned Defense University and its rationale
