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Nepal flood misinformation blames Chinese infrastructure · 1 source tracked

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A flash flood in Nepal, triggered by a glacier collapse, has sparked a wave of misinformation online, with some social media users blaming Chinese infrastructure projects. Despite scientific uncertainty about the cause, claims circulated that Chinese dams or mega-projects in Tibet and the Himalayas were responsible for the disaster. Platforms like Nepal Correspondence amplified these claims, labeling the event an "ecological disaster" caused by Chinese construction. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Victoria Bela ·

    How the Nepal flash flood unleashed a wave of anti-China misinformation

    To scientists, the cause of this week’s deadly flash flood on the border between China and Nepal is clear: a glacier high on the Nepal side of the Himalayan range collapsed, sending catastrophic amounts of water and debris downstream. Initial uncertainty over the cause of the eve…

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