Kathmandu – Once known as “Tech Tank” for posting video editing tutorials and technical content on YouTube, Tanka Dahal has, over the past three years, slowly risen to notoriety for producing sensational and inflammatory narratives aimed at provoking Nepali society.
Dahal has been widely criticized for disseminating misleading and baseless information, presenting unverified claims as if they were proven facts. He claimed that 32 people had been detained inside the Parliament building, a statement he could not substantiate. The very next day, the Federal Parliament building caught fire. When confronted for evidence, Dahal failed to provide any.
In another instance, he alleged that police had fired shots from an ambulance, a claim for which he again offered no proof. After facing backlash, he attempted to deflect responsibility by saying that even UML leaders had spoken about shots being fired from an ambulance, questioning why he alone was being asked for evidence.
A few days after the Gen-Z protests, Kantipur Daily published a news report detailing where Nepal’s top-ranking officials, including former prime ministers, the current president, and major party leaders—were during the demonstrations. Sharing the report on Facebook, Dahal wrote that “termites should have been eliminated to save the country,” implying that Nepal’s VIPs should have been targeted, an incendiary statement condemned by many.
Through his videos, Dahal has even argued that Nepal’s sovereign institution, the Parliament, should be dissolved. His repeated spread of misinformation and provocative rhetoric has contributed to growing social tension, drawing serious concern from the public and media observers. 
