Political Fact-Check

Politicians often prey on the people’s naivety and the only solution to naivety is being armed with the facts.

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Justice AK Sikri declines honorary judicial position: Here is how lies were spread about his appointment

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2019

A K Sikri was nominated for Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal in November 2018, much before any knew that he would representing CJI Gogoi in CBI Director selection committee

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Congress party peddles lies in their press conference on Alok Verma

OpIndia Staff - 11 January, 2019

Congress party repeated the same lies that have been rebutted several times already

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Politicians spread fake news about the 10% reservation bill, further outlandish calculations

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

Politicians spread misinformation about the economically weaker section reservation bill.

Amartya Sen lies about the 10% reservation bill, obfuscates on farm loan waivers and fear mongers about ‘intolerance’

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

Amartya Sen's interview to Times of India had several lies and loopholes that, interestingly, the interviewer never seemed to counter.

Here are 4 lies being spread about 10% reservation to the economically backward section of society

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2019

The Narendra Modi government, in a historic move, introduced the 124th constitutional amendment that paved the way for 10% reservation to economically backward people.

10% reservation for the poor: Contrary to claims, here is why it might not encroach on the 50% reservation cap

Nupur J Sharma - 9 January, 2019

The current 10% reservation introduced by Modi govt, granted by the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill would not breach the 50% reservation limit set by the Indra Sawhney judgement

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Arvind Kejriwal and Jignesh Mevani further dangerous lies about Modi govt planning to end reservation for SC, ST, OBC

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2019

Kejriwal claimed that he had talked with several people and all of them believed what Mevani claimed was actually what the BJP was thinking. "Very dangerous," he said.

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