Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Since Saturday, an acronym has thrown Nepal's social media sphere into a tizzy: 'TOB'. The acronym first came into public view after multiple photos and videos on social media showed it emblazoned on the back of the black T-shirts worn by a few young men who took part in last month's Gen Z protests.

Speculations have since run wild as to what the initials stand for, what the group is all about, and how it was linked to the Gen Z protests.

Various interpretations of the acronym have flooded social media, from 'Tibetan Original Bloodline', and 'Tibetan Original Blood', to, quite confoundingly, 'The Balen Team'.

But what started as curiosity has swiftly spiralled into a wave of disinformation, racialised narratives, ...