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The Supreme Court ruled in March 2023 that the Chief Justice of India should be on the selection committee, but explicitly stated this was a temporary measure until Parliament passed a law. Later that year, Parliament passed the 2023 Act, which created a new committee replacing the Chief Justice with a Cabinet Minister. The Reel misleadingly claims the government bypassed the court with a mere not

Real video, twisted story. Reel by @india.theydontshow · checked 13 Oct 2026 · Politics

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कुर्सी भी तुम्हारी, कानून भी तुम्हारा है, फैसले पर लगा वो अंगूठा भी तुम्हारा है... हम तो बस नाम का मुंसिफ़ चुन रहे हैं, वरना पर्दे के पीछे का खेल पूरा तुम्हारा…

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The trick: Blames one cause

It pins a complex outcome on one cause (known as oversimplified cause).

"मतलब कि पूरा two versus one का match एकदम fix।"

How this trick works and how to answer it →

What we checked

What the Reel doesn't tell you

• The Supreme Court explicitly stated its selection committee setup would operate only until Parliament enacted a law on the subject.

How it plays you

It wants you to think: "The Modi government acted dictatorially by throwing Supreme Court orders into the dustbin to rig elections."

The Supreme Court explicitly stated that its selection panel setup was an interim arrangement until Parliament enacted a law under Article 324(2), and Parliament subsequently passed the 2023 Act.

• False executive bypass framing: "चुपचाप एक gazette notification लाकर Supreme Court के आदेश को एक रद्दी के डब्बे में फेंक दिया". It presents the statutory change as a covert executive notification bypassing the judiciary, hiding the fact that Parliament passed an explicit law as envisioned by the Supreme Court itself.
• Us vs Them framing: "क्योंकि गोदी media या mainstream media यह आपको कभी नहीं दिखाएगा। But I am showing you...". It attacks mainstream media outlets to position the creator as an exclusive truth-teller, encouraging the viewer to trust the creator uncritically.

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