{"id":301415,"date":"2025-06-27T16:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=301415"},"modified":"2025-06-27T16:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:13:25","slug":"media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;News&#8217; about two-wheelers having to pay toll is not true; TV9 Bharatvarsh, India Today, others misreport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 26, several news outlets reported that under new rules by the Indian government, two-wheelers will be required to pay a tax at toll plazas from July 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/l996A8t9df1s6kk0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9 Bharatvarsh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vQykf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9 Hindi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/bWk9V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9 Assam<\/a> in their video reports and stories on June 26\u00a0 said that July 15 onwards, two-wheelers using the national highway will have to pay toll to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV9 BHARATVARSH, From July 15, 2025, bikers will also have to pay a toll on highways.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1096645713?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although TV9 Bharatvarsh has now removed this video, it was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/varchive\/EkzYME2kqBo\">YouTube<\/a> by Opposition party, Congress. The party&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/ghostarchive.org\/varchive\/EkzYME2kqBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> national spokesperson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/V9e6b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ritu Chaudhary<\/a>, and party member, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/WuqJl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Priyamvada<\/a>, also shared\u00a0 TV9 Bharatvarsh&#8217;s video on X to claim that the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party was making life harder for middle-class Indians by imposing toll tax on two-wheelers, which is often dubbed a lifeline for many who cannot afford cars.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-301415 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/%e0%a4%86%e0%a4%88%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%80-1024x815\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/\u0906\u0908\u090f\u0928\u0938\u0940-1024x815-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/\u0906\u0908\u090f\u0928\u0938\u0940-1024x815-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/\u0906\u0908\u090f\u0928\u0938\u0940-1024x815-1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/\u0906\u0908\u090f\u0928\u0938\u0940-1024x815-1-768x611.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/priyamada-1024x988\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/PRIYAMADA-1024x988-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/PRIYAMADA-1024x988-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/PRIYAMADA-1024x988-1-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/PRIYAMADA-1024x988-1-768x741.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/ritu-choudhary-953x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/RITU-CHOUDHARY-953x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/RITU-CHOUDHARY-953x1024-1.jpg 953w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/RITU-CHOUDHARY-953x1024-1-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/RITU-CHOUDHARY-953x1024-1-768x825.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Besides TV9, many other media organisations such <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/l02Oa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee News Telugu<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5UuQx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ETV Bharat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vplsg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punjab Kesari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2vaVw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IBC24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/zkrO1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lalluram.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/3OPhi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRIA Gujarat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/YDjqK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBN 24<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/oHtqp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DB Live<\/a> published similar reports that two-wheelers will have to pay toll tax from July 15. India Today also published a report, which was subsequently taken down from its website. However, social media <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/fcPJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">users<\/a> shared screenshots of the story. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/epanchjanya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panchajanya,<\/a> a Hindi language weekly magazine published by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), also posted the update on X but deleted it later.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-301415 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%bc%e0%a5%80-news-939x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/\u091c\u093c\u0940-NEWS-939x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/BBN-24-868x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/BBN-24-868x1024-1.jpg 868w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/BBN-24-868x1024-1-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/BBN-24-868x1024-1-768x906.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/iria-gujrat-970x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/IRIA-GUJRAT-970x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/IRIA-GUJRAT-970x1024-1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/IRIA-GUJRAT-970x1024-1-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/IRIA-GUJRAT-970x1024-1-768x811.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/9z3xh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karnataka Congress also shared a similar report<\/a> on its official X handle, calling it another blow to the common man. Other social media users on X also posted about the government levying a toll tax<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/9z3xh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,<\/a> based on media reports.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-301415 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/karnatka-congress-834x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/KARNATKA-CONGRESS-834x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/KARNATKA-CONGRESS-834x1024-1.jpg 834w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/KARNATKA-CONGRESS-834x1024-1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/KARNATKA-CONGRESS-834x1024-1-768x943.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-misreport-fact-check-toll-tax-on-scooter-bike-two-wheeler-from-july-15\/untitled-design-33-572x1024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-33-572x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-33-572x1024-1.jpg 572w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-33-572x1024-1-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong><br \/>\nFact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Considering some news outlets deleted their reports, we began checking whether the information was true.<\/p>\n<p>While investigating, we came across an X post by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nitin_gadkari\/status\/1938158967978397755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nitin Gadkari,<\/a> the minister of road transport and highways, shipping and water resources. His post said that media outlets were spreading misleading news that the government was levying toll on two-wheelers. Condemning those for spreading misinformation without verifying, he clarified that no such decision was made and two-wheelers remain exempt from toll tax. He even tagged TV9Bharatvarsh in his post.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-301432 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.27.09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.27.09.png 806w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.27.09-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.27.09-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The X handle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHAI_Official\/status\/1938155675445588222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)<\/a> also said that reports by media outlets on toll being levied on bikes and scooters was baseless and that no such proposal was being considered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-301433 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.30.36.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.30.36.png 806w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.30.36-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-27-at-15.30.36-768x347.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fact-checking unit of the government&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1938176560227631193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press Information Bureau (PIB)<\/a> also debunked the claims that two-wheelers would soon have to pay toll. However, it is worth noting that PIB did <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"hi\">not call out any news outlet&#8217;s reports in its post, even though the misinformation was amplified because of misreporting by news outlets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"hi\">Even during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/op-sindoor-as-indian-media-made-false-outrageous-claims-pib-looked-the-other-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIB&#8217;s fact-check unit<\/a> debunked many false claims spread on social media, but did not name or call out any media houses that blatantly spread misinformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/op-sindoor-as-indian-media-made-false-outrageous-claims-pib-looked-the-other-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIB ignores false claims by Indian media about Operation Sindoor<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/the-fictional-strikes-on-the-karachi-port-and-what-it-says-about-indian-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The fictional strikes on the Karachi port and what it says about Indian media<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On June 26, TV9 Bharatvarsh issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TV9Bharatvarsh\/status\/1938161699283939488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clarification:<\/a>\u00a0\u201cTV9 Bharatvarsh had run the news some time ago that now two-wheelers will have to pay toll tax on NHAI, refuting this news, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has tweeted and informed that this news is false.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u094b \u092a\u0939\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0935\u093e\u0939\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u091f\u094b\u0932 \u091f\u0948\u0915\u094d\u0938<\/p>\n<p>TV9 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0926\u0947\u0930 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u092f\u0947 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u091a\u0932\u093e\u0908 \u0925\u0940 \u0915\u093f \u0905\u092c NHAI \u092a\u0930 \u091f\u0942 \u0935\u094d\u0939\u0940\u0932\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u091f\u094b\u0932 \u091f\u0948\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e, \u0907\u0938 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0916\u0902\u0921\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0924\u093f\u0928 \u0917\u0921\u0915\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u0940\u091f \u0915\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0947 \u0916\u092c\u0930 \u0917\u0932\u0924 \u0939\u0948. \u092f\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u091f\u0942 \u0935\u094d\u0939\u0940\u0932\u0930\u094d\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092d\u0940 \u091f\u094b\u0932 \u091f\u0948\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RSP1mkFC3w\">pic.twitter.com\/RSP1mkFC3w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TV9 Bharatvarsh (@TV9Bharatvarsh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TV9Bharatvarsh\/status\/1938161699283939488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To sum up, many Indian news outlets misreported that two-wheelers would soon have to pay toll tax, resulting in many amplifying it. 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