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The claim

Screenshot of ETV Bharat report stating that the Supreme Court of India did not allow members of the Valmiki Samaj to enter, claiming that their presence would render the court impure.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

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Original review summary

The review says the viral screenshot was edited, and that the original ETV Bharat report was about Valmiki community support for the Supreme Court’s judgment on SC/ST sub-categorization. It reports finding no reports that the Court denied entry to Valmiki Samaj members on caste grounds or said their presence would render it impure.[S1]

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  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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