India, Nov. 20 -- A viral claim has been doing the rounds that New York City mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, will require elementary school children to learn Arabic numerals. The claims have been amplified by unverified profiles on social media.

Polymarket, which touts itself to be the world's biggest prediction market, noted on X "BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals."

Derrick Evans, who was part of the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol, also shared the news and wrote "BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is expected to require ALL New York Elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals."

Yet another page amplified the claim, stating "Unconfirmed reports suggest that Zohran Mamdani may b...