Created by: Bishes Timalsena, Manish Baral, Sagar Babu Neupane, Santanu Kumar Poudel
About the Project
TruthLens Nepal is an AI-powered news verification platform built to fight misinformation in Nepali media. It lets users check the credibility of Nepali news articles, Facebook posts, and URLs in real time by cross-referencing them against trusted sources and AI-driven analysis all while keeping the process transparent so users can see why something is flagged as reliable or suspicious.
• Tagline: “सत्य पहिचान्नुिोस्, हिमालको स्पष्टतासँग” (Recognize the truth, with the clarity of the Himalayas)
• Purpose: Help Nepali readers quickly separate verified news from misleading or fabricated content
• Approach: Combines AI models with a curated database of trustworthy sources for real-time fact-checking
• Transparency: Reports live statistics model accuracy (92.8%), samples verified (2,450+), and trusted sources (6)
Key Features
1. समाचार (News Feed)
2. फेसबुक फफड (Facebook Feed)
3. जााँच (Check/Verify)
4. संफिग्ध (Suspicious/Flagged)
5. ताजा समाचार (Breaking News Ticker)
6. सत्यापन इन्जजन (Verification Engine v2.1)
7. Search bar
8. Live status indicator
9. Bilingual UI
10.Trust metrics dashboard