“‘As per article 330 & 342 of the Indian Constitution SC/ST/OBC’s are not Hindu’s but are natives of India’”
What FACTLY found
Articles 330 & 342 of the Indian Constitution deal with identification of certain tribes as Scheduled Tribes and providing reservation to SCs/STs in the house of people. And there is no such clause in these articles stating that SCs/STs/OBCs are not Hindus. Moreover, the constituent assembly debates emphasised that Scheduled castes as Hindus
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 May 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.