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AltNews' Mohammad Zubair spread fake news to insinuate rigging of elections after Phase 1 of Bihar Assembly Elections

Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Congress lost due to ‘vote chori’ where it led postal ballots collapses under scrutiny, as data shows postal votes form less than 1% and rarely influence election outcomes.

Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed and others claimed “upper-caste goons” killed a Dalit boy in Greater Noida. However, the accused were from the Meena community, a Scheduled Tribe, exposing politically motivated misinformation surrounding the case.

It is being claimed that notebook prices will increase despite 0% GST because GST on paper used to make notebooks has gone up to 18% from 12%. But the fact is, that rate has also been reduces to 0%.

"Preliminary investigation confirms that the incident was criminal in nature and not religious. Allegations about forcing the victim to chant religious slogans remain unsubstantiated," the Bankura police informed.

"Navarro's claims are hypocritical. India's legal, sovereign purchases of Russian oil for energy security do not violate international law. The US, while pressuring India, continues to import billions in Russian goods, like uranium, exposing a clear double standard," the community note on Peter Navarro's post read.

The “29 seconds” narrative spread rapidly on X, but the Delhi High Court had reserved its detailed 133-page judgment on 9th July 2025, pronouncing it nearly two months later after extensive hearings and deliberations.