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.
Akhilesh Yadav has raised the idea of changing the constitution. constitution change remark opposition attack misleading 85.0%
Pradeep Bhandari and Anurag Dhanda are former TV-journalist colleagues of the anchor, and they cleverly dominated the debate, sidelining Anurag Bhadoria, whose leader (Akhilesh Yadav) was the actual topic. debate domination tactics other accurate 75.0%
Anurag Dhanda received the most speaking time of anyone in this debate. debate speaking time other unverifiable 90.0%
The anchor has already done five debates on the Ram Mandir (theft) matter, and in those programmes the BJP government too has faced embarrassment and questions. Ram Mandir theft coverage communal religion unverifiable 72.0%
During this debate, Anurag Dhanda said that the Akal Takht is lying. Akal Takht insult communal religion unverifiable 60.0%
The Aam Aadmi Party is effectively saying that the Akal Takht and its Jathedars are liars. Akal Takht insult communal religion not checked —
Pratap Singh Bajwa said on the floor of the Punjab Assembly that all MLAs present, including the Chief Minister, should undergo an alcohol test. MLA alcohol test demand opposition attack accurate 95.0%
Arvind Kejriwal himself publicly said that Bhagwant Mann had promised him he would stop drinking alcohol, which put the matter into public discourse. Bhagwant Mann drinking opposition attack accurate 90.0%
Arvind Kejriwal has flip-flopped on Lord Ram — earlier saying no, now saying yes — changing colours like a chameleon. Kejriwal Ram stance opposition attack misleading 60.0%
Swati Maliwal was beaten inside (Kejriwal's) house, and AAP expects her to stay silent about it. Swati Maliwal assault opposition attack accurate 75.0%
Uddhav Thackeray campaigned saying he would form a government with the BJP, and then went and allied with the Congress instead. Uddhav alliance switch opposition attack accurate 92.0%
The allegation that MPs and MLAs are being bought with Ram Mandir money is baseless — no one can buy this country's MPs and MLAs, and saying so insults them. MP-MLA bribery allegation opposition attack not checked —
In 1994, a nine-judge Supreme Court bench ruling in the S.R. Bommai case is what curbed the misuse of Article 356. S.R. Bommai verdict governance economy accurate 95.0%
Mulayam Singh Yadav was also a victim of Congress's misuse of power — his governments were toppled and he was kept in jail for 18 months. Mulayam Singh jailing opposition attack accurate 80.0%
The Congress, which now invokes the constitution, imposed the Emergency on the country and trampled the constitution. Emergency imposition opposition attack accurate 95.0%
The Congress party misused Article 356 a total of 90 times, amended the constitution repeatedly, and moved individuals between judgeships and Rajya Sabha membership. Article 356 misuse opposition attack accurate 60.0%
Article 356 was misused 50 times under Indira Gandhi's government, with state governments dismissed in the middle of the night. Article 356 misuse opposition attack accurate 70.0%
An SIT investigation into the Ram Mandir (funds theft) is ongoing, money is being recovered, and the government is committed to pursuing it fully. Ram Mandir funds theft crime accurate 85.0%
In the Tripura matter, the Congress (via its handle) used an expletive against an entire community (Hindus). Tripura abuse row communal religion accurate 55.0%
The Uttar Pradesh election is approaching, and the Constitution narrative is being brought back for it. UP election narrative opposition attack not checked —
In sum, an attempt is being made to portray the delimitation and women's reservation bills as anti-constitutional if they pass. delimitation women's bill opposition attack not checked —
Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the BJP wants to change the Constitution and is therefore breaking away MPs, since it could not achieve this through votes. MP defection allegation opposition attack accurate 92.0%
The opposition tries to build narratives without fact-checking and fails at it. fact-free narratives opposition attack not checked —
Whoever wished has amended the Constitution, and Congress has amended it the most. Congress amendment record opposition attack accurate 80.0%
During Rajiv Gandhi's tenure the Constitution was amended 10 times, and under the Manmohan Singh–Sonia Gandhi government roughly seven times. Rajiv-Manmohan amendments opposition attack accurate 85.0%