Satyameter Evidence-linked accuracy tracking for Indian TV news

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Amish Devgan

News18 India Aar Paar Hindi
75.8% 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 75.8%

95% confidence interval 64–85%

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.
. 62 checked of 186 checkable · 270 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.
 62/186

Verdict mix

107 of 270 extracted claims checked

107 of 270 extracted claims checked.

Coverage profile

Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill in
opposition attack 36% communal religion 30% governance economy 21% pakistan security 4% crime 3% other 3% science tech 1% education 0% infrastructure transport 0% international 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 10 claims →
Individuals 10 System & institutions 9 Government 20 Opposition 184 Foreign actor 20 Media 4

Flagged claims

Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample

Episodes analysed

45 broadcasts

All claims & verdicts

270 claims
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
During the 2024 campaign Rahul Gandhi carried a so-called copy of the Constitution to every rally, yet despite this narrative the Congress and the opposition alliance failed to gain power. Rahul constitution symbolism governance economy not checked —
The opposition brought the same 'Constitution in danger' narrative in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and during the CAA debate, but neither did anyone lose their citizenship nor was the Constitution changed. constitution danger narrative governance economy not checked —
Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav faction said that the BJP has become addicted to splitting opposition parties and cannot sleep if it hasn't broken a party in a day. party-splitting allegation governance economy not checked —
Akhilesh Yadav has said that the BJP is breaking away MPs in order to increase its numerical strength and change the Constitution, and that MPs are being frightened and threatened to accomplish what the BJP could not achieve through votes. MP poaching allegation governance economy not checked —
The issue is old, but the Samajwadi Party is today relaunching this old issue with new packaging in the political arena. SP constitution narrative governance economy not checked —
Monsoon rains have again exposed the failure of civic preparations in Mumbai — whichever government is in power, Mumbai comes to a halt in the rains — raising questions for the BJP and Fadnavis government. Mumbai monsoon flooding infrastructure transport not checked —
A case has been registered against former secretary Ehtesham Chishti and contractor Anwar over an alleged embezzlement of 20 lakh rupees at the Ajmer dargah, with suspicion of a bigger irregularity. Ajmer dargah embezzlement crime not checked —
Ayodhya lawyers have opened a front against the theft of Ram temple offerings, with the bar association demanding an FIR against four people including Champat Rai and Gopal Rao, threatening agitation if no FIR is registered; the anchor asks whether someone is protecting Champat Rai. Ram temple donation theft communal religion not checked —
Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari, upset at being left out of the Congress team for the Punjab elections, vented on social media writing that he devoted his whole life to serving Congress and now whatever happens will be seen. Congress infighting Punjab governance economy accurate 90.0%
India and Japan held talks on four important agreements during the Japanese PM's visit; PM Modi called her his younger sister and Takaichi called Modi her elder brother. India-Japan agreements international accurate 85.0%
India became the world's fastest-growing economy, growing at 7.7% in 2025-26, and GST collection rose 13.9% to reach 1.95 lakh crore rupees. GDP and GST growth governance economy accurate 90.0%
Aar Paar is the most popular programme in the country. show self-promotion other misleading 72.0%
Since the Congress and Samajwadi Party have been allies, the SP will have to answer for the Tripura Congress post, and this will become an issue in the UP elections. alliance accountability opposition attack not checked —
The alleged theft from the (Ram) temple donation box has dented the BJP's Hindu-first politics and given the opposition a major opportunity to politically embarrass the party. temple donation theft governance economy not checked —
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that these opposition leaders (posing as religious figures) are 'Kaalnemi' (a demon who impersonated a sage). Kaalnemi jibe opposition attack accurate 90.0%
The deleted Tripura Congress post said 'the BJP is making Hindus [expletive]', using an abusive word (beginning with 'C') for Hindus. abusive post content communal religion misleading 55.0%
Breaking news: the Tripura Congress posted a highly objectionable, abusive post against Hindus from its official social media handle, which has since been deleted; BJP's Amit Malviya has tweeted about it. Tripura Congress post communal religion accurate 62.0%
For Akhilesh Yadav's birthday he was depicted as Lord Krishna with a copy of the Constitution, and earlier, on Rahul Gandhi's birthday, Rahul was similarly depicted as Lord Parshuram holding the Constitution. leader deification posters communal religion accurate 95.0%
The Samajwadi Party is responding that the BJP is rattled because it foresees defeat in the 2027 UP elections. 2027 UP elections governance economy accurate 90.0%
When asked by the channel today, Congress leader Tariq Anwar defended the posters, saying workers of every party glorify their leaders, and asked why the BJP has a stomach ache if Rahul Gandhi was shown as Parshuram and Akhilesh Yadav as Krishna. poster row defense communal religion unverifiable 60.0%
A major controversy has erupted over posters depicting Akhilesh Yadav as Lord Krishna (Vasudev Krishna) holding a copy of the Constitution in one hand. Krishna avatar posters communal religion accurate 95.0%
The BJP has just launched a strong attack on Akhilesh Yadav, saying such acts are done to please his vote bank and that these same people (Samajwadi Party) had bullets fired at Ram devotees (kar sevaks). kar sevak firing opposition attack accurate 82.0%
The opposition's newfound 'Sanatani' gestures are driven purely by electoral calculations, while their underlying (anti-Hindu) sentiment remains the same. electoral posturing opposition attack not checked —
Akhilesh Yadav made a statement that in Hinduism, if you place a stone anywhere and put up a red flag, a temple springs up under a peepal tree. Akhilesh temple remark communal religion accurate 97.0%
Allegedly, Hindus were described (by an opposition figure) as more dangerous than Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Al-Qaeda comparison communal religion misleading 72.0%