Satyameter Evidence-linked accuracy tracking for Indian TV news

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Anjana Om Kashyap

Aaj Tak Black and White Hindi
93.3% 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 93.3%

95% confidence interval 86–97%

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.
. 89 checked of 700 checkable · 789 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.
 89/700

Verdict mix

125 of 789 extracted claims checked

125 of 789 extracted claims checked.

Coverage profile

Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill in
crime 28% communal religion 17% international 15% governance economy 13% healthcare 8% pakistan security 5% environment 4% infrastructure transport 3% other 3% science tech 2% opposition attack 1% agriculture rural 0% education 0% entertainment sports 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 258 claims →
Individuals 258 System & institutions 145 Government 34 Opposition 18 A minority community 3 Foreign actor 48 Media 8

Flagged claims

Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample

Episodes analysed

54 broadcasts

All claims & verdicts

789 claims
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
On June 5, police recovered ₹5 lakh in cash from the house of Avinash Shukla, who counted the temple offerings, but even then Champat Rai did not file an FIR. temple offerings theft crime not checked —
Between April 27 and June 5, theft was caught 70 times on three CCTV cameras, yet Champat Rai kept denying that any theft had occurred. temple offerings theft crime not checked —
If you want the same username on WhatsApp as on Instagram, you may have to link your Instagram account. Instagram account linking science tech not checked —
If a username is already associated with someone on Instagram or Facebook, another person will not be able to take it on WhatsApp. cross-platform username rules science tech not checked —
WhatsApp says its basic rules are not changing: a mobile number will still be mandatory for every account, and no one can use WhatsApp without a phone number. phone number requirement science tech not checked —
The username key feature will be off by default and users will have to enable it themselves. username key default setting science tech not checked —
For security, WhatsApp has provided a 'username key' feature — a special four-digit code; if enabled, knowing the username alone is not enough and the other person must also know the four-digit code to contact you. username key security science tech not checked —
For someone to contact you, they must know your exact username. username contact rules science tech not checked —
WhatsApp says there will be no public list of usernames in the app, so people cannot find you by searching a directory. username privacy safeguards science tech not checked —
Many people say that in a country like India, without strong security systems, people could create fake usernames and demand money impersonating others. impersonation fraud risk crime not checked —
Jasveer Singh, co-founder of a dating app company, said that this same facility on Telegram became helpful for criminals, and he fears the same could happen on WhatsApp. criminal misuse risk science tech not checked —
Many people believe that after usernames arrive, WhatsApp could become like Telegram, where anyone can contact others using any username without their real identity being known. anonymity risk science tech not checked —
There is significant controversy on social media about this new feature. feature controversy science tech not checked —
WhatsApp will now work like X and Instagram, where your identity is your username and the other person does not learn your phone number. username privacy science tech not checked —
Under the new feature, users can choose a separate username instead of their name and be contacted through it. WhatsApp username feature science tech not checked —
With the new feature, sharing your mobile number will no longer be necessary every time to connect with people on WhatsApp. WhatsApp username feature science tech not checked —
WhatsApp's new feature is called the Username feature. WhatsApp username feature science tech not checked —
The anchor insinuates that 'Champat' (an apparent reference to a figure associated with the temple) has built a web/scheme of obstruction that the government may be unable to break. temple trust obstruction communal religion not checked —
This is Aaj Tak's biggest-ever investigation on the subject. channel self-promotion other not checked —
Theft of devotional offerings (chadhava) is occurring at the Shri Ram Mandir, and Aaj Tak has conducted an investigation into it titled 'Champat ke Chakkar Mein'. temple offerings theft communal religion not checked —
In Indian courts justice is delivered, but the wait is long and it mostly comes very late. judicial delays governance economy not checked —
Those who considered Kashmir their own and refused to leave were killed, like Sarla Bhat. Kashmiri Pandit killings pakistan security not checked —
In 1990, Islamic terrorists acting at Pakistan's behest were taking over Kashmir, and Kashmiri Hindu Pandits were being stripped of their homes and property. Kashmiri Pandit exodus pakistan security not checked —
After Sarla Bhat's murder, her family had to abandon their home because terrorists also attacked their house with a grenade. attack on victim's family pakistan security not checked —
Accused Khurshid Ahmad is hiding in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, while the remaining accused have died. absconding accused pakistan security not checked —