Satyameter Evidence-linked accuracy tracking for Indian TV news

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Aman Chopra

News18 India Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge Hindi
78.1% claim accuracy
How accuracy is measuredAccuracy = accurate ÷ (accurate + inaccurate + misleading), over verdicts with confidence ≥ 0.7. Unverifiable claims are excluded from the denominator.
0 100 78.1%

95% confidence interval 67–86%

Why we rank by the confidence boundWe rank by the lower bound of this interval, not raw accuracy. A small sample yields a wide interval and a low bound — so anchors earn their rank by being checked more, not by looking good on a handful of claims.
. 73 checked of 118 checkable · 202 extracted.

Scrutiny
What scrutiny meansN checked of M checkable — the share of this anchor's checkable claims that have actually been fact-checked. High accuracy over low scrutiny is a provisional reading, not a verdict on the anchor.
 73/118

Verdict mix

104 of 202 extracted claims checked

104 of 202 extracted claims checked.

Coverage profile

Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill in
opposition attack 36% communal religion 33% pakistan security 25% governance economy 3% crime 1% international 1% other 0%

Who is held responsible
How framing is measuredThe framing target of each claim — the party the anchor assigns responsibility to. Blaming the people involved frames differently from blaming the system that enabled the issue. Counted, not judged. Click a bar to read those claims.

Framing of blame across all extracted claims · click a bar to read them
This anchor most often points at Individuals 16 claims →
Individuals 16 System & institutions 1 Government 3 Opposition 133 A minority community 5 Foreign actor 31

Flagged claims

Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample

Episodes analysed

17 broadcasts

All claims & verdicts

202 claims
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
What kind of Yaduvanshis (descendants of Krishna's clan) are you who are not even willing to acknowledge Lord Krishna or demand his temple? Yadav religious identity communal religion not checked —
The Samajwadi Party are the people who ordered firing on and killed Hindus, incited riots, talked of rebuilding the Babri mosque, tied Hindus in sacks and drowned them in the Saryu river, and stood up for Babri, Waqf, and triple talaq. SP anti-Hindu record opposition attack accurate 55.0%
As for the others (opposition leaders), they cannot say this — they lack the capacity, the courage, and the standing to demand temples at Kashi and Mathura. opposition temple stance opposition attack not checked —
My clear stand is that temples should be established at Kashi and Mathura, there is no place for anything else there because those are the birthplaces of our gods. Kashi Mathura temple demand communal religion not checked —
Several Samajwadi Party leaders have now adopted the VHP/RSS slogan 'Ayodhya is only a glimpse, Kashi and Mathura are still left.' Kashi Mathura slogan communal religion unverifiable 50.0%
It is my responsibility to expose your (the Samajwadi Party spokesperson's) real face. SP spokesperson exposure opposition attack not checked —
It is said, believed, and is a fact that the site where the Shahi Idgah mosque stands in Mathura is the original birthplace of Lord Krishna. Krishna birthplace Mathura communal religion misleading 60.0%
I say emphatically that the original birthplace of Lord Krishna is at the site of the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura. Krishna birthplace Mathura communal religion unverifiable 60.0%
The people now raising the Shahi Idgah issue are the same ones who alleged that theft occurred 70 times in 40 days at the Ram Mandir while claiming to be temple-going devotees. Ram Mandir theft allegations opposition attack accurate 60.0%
AAP applies double standards: it declares Champat Rai guilty over the donation theft but stays silent on the Punjab sacrilege issue. AAP double standards opposition attack not checked —
By the same 'innocent until proven guilty' standard AAP applies to Bhagwant Mann, nothing has been proven against Champat Rai either. Champat Rai allegations communal religion not checked —
The Akal Takht is taking action on the Punjab sacrilege matter, and Sikh MLAs appeared before the Akal Takht today. Akal Takht proceedings communal religion not checked —
Several BJP leaders are reminding the Aam Aadmi Party of the ongoing sacrilege (beadbi) controversy in Punjab. Punjab sacrilege row communal religion not checked —
Arvind Kejriwal has vowed that he will not rest until those who stole temple offerings are hanged at the crossroads. Kejriwal punishment vow communal religion accurate 85.0%
The temple donation theft scandal will be the biggest issue in the 2027 (Uttar Pradesh) elections. 2027 UP elections governance economy not checked —
Congress leaders are also going (to Ayodhya over the donation theft issue) tomorrow. Congress Ayodhya visit communal religion accurate 85.0%
It cannot be that opposition parties (AAP, Congress) have lost the right to even ask questions about the donation theft scandal. opposition's right to question governance economy not checked —
If the same scandal had happened under a Samajwadi Party government, the BJP would have attacked aggressively and directly demanded Akhilesh Yadav's resignation, so the opposition is not wrong to ask questions. donation theft accountability opposition attack not checked —
The temple donation (chanda) theft scandal did happen and is accepted as real: resignations took place, an SIT was formed, and eight arrests have been made. temple donation theft communal religion accurate 92.0%
People remind that AAP figures like Somnath Bharti are associated with running the broom symbol over the swastika and with getting shots fired, which is why their Hindu credentials are questioned. AAP Hindu credentials opposition attack unverifiable 50.0%
The Samajwadi Party's track record is so anti-Sanatan that they cannot be trusted as Hindus; they are 'fancy dress', 'designer', shape-shifting Hindus who change colours. SP Hindu credentials opposition attack not checked —
The Samajwadi Party spokesperson has avoided answering for 20 minutes (and will avoid for 40) the question of whether a temple should be built in place of the Shahi mosque. SP mosque-temple stance communal religion not checked —
Akhilesh Yadav said that what was earlier 'Nation First' has become 'Donation First', and the branding is that the BJP brought Ram and then played games with him. temple donation scandal communal religion accurate 90.0%
The anchor asserts, via rhetorical question, that someone is fooling/deceiving Hindus ('making Hindus wear the cap'). deception of Hindus communal religion not checked —
The anchor sarcastically cites claims that Rahul Gandhi is Parshuram and Arvind Kejriwal is a true Sanatani, implying these portrayals are deceptive. politicians' Sanatani image communal religion not checked —