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.
Europe's 2022 heatwave killed more than 60,000 people; such extreme heat events occurred five times between 1950 and 1999, about 18 times between 2000 and 2021, and nearly every year since 2022. heatwave frequency trend environment not checked —
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts warns that a worse heatwave phase begins next week in Europe, with temperatures in several countries possibly reaching 45-46°C due to a heat dome. heatwave forecast environment not checked —
Sunday was Germany's hottest recorded day at about 41.7°C, Czechia broke its heat record at 41.1°C, and a city in Poland set a new record of 40.5°C. European heat records environment not checked —
According to WHO, more than 1,300 people have died from heat in Europe since 21 June, mostly elderly; around 74 crore people are affected, of whom 15 crore face extreme heat above 35°C. Europe heatwave deaths environment not checked —
In Gujarat's Narmada district, about 1 km from the Statue of Unity, five bungalows were bulldozed on Sunday because they were built in violation of rules on cheap government plots allotted to 13 senior officials for residential use, but were being used commercially as homestays or guest houses. officials' illegal bungalows governance economy not checked —
National Library of Medicine research says hair loss is rising rapidly among young Indian men, and a study finds that over 50% of people in India begin experiencing hair loss before age 25. youth hair loss healthcare not checked —
India's hair wig and extensions market has reached ₹3,172 crore, and the hair transplant market ₹2,909 crore, projected to grow to ₹16,492 crore by 2034. hair wig market other not checked —
According to police, on 18 June Siya and Chetan pushed Ketan into a ravine at Lohagad fort, with Siya herself gesturing to Ketan to sit down at the edge before the push. Pune fiance murder crime not checked —
In Pune, 20-year-old Siya Goyal and her 22-year-old boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary murdered her fiancé Ketan Agrawal, and in custody the two are now blaming each other for the killing. Pune fiance murder crime not checked —
More than 15 countries have their own versions of the Ramayana, and about 2,000 temples worldwide are dedicated to Lord Ram. global Ram heritage communal religion not checked —
Trust officials Champat Rai and Anil Mishra have resigned and been questioned by police, but no legal action has been taken against them even though the SIT report raised questions about their roles. trust officials impunity crime not checked —
The Ayodhya Bar Association has announced that no lawyer will represent the temple-theft accused, and any lawyer who does will be fined. bar association boycott crime not checked —
Accused Avinash Shukla stole from the temple offerings on 5 June; police had CCTV footage and recovered lakhs in cash from his home that day, yet no FIR was registered at the time. police FIR inaction crime not checked —
Despite Uttar Pradesh's reputation for 'bulldozer justice', no bulldozer action has been taken against the house allegedly built with stolen temple offerings, which still stands. selective bulldozer justice governance economy not checked —
Lavkush Mishra's brother-in-law Anukalp Mishra worked at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and their close relative Anil Mishra is one of the trust's 15 members, indicating the donation theft was organized, funding land, shops, expensive cars and phones. Ram Mandir donation theft crime not checked —
Lavkush Mishra, who counted donation-box offerings at the Ram Mandir, bought land worth ₹8,80,000 in his wife Supriya Mishra's name, with the land mutation dated 6 March 2026, and a large house was being built on it with stolen offering money. Ram Mandir donation theft crime not checked —
The Kothari brothers of Kolkata, Sharad and Ramkumar, were shot dead by Uttar Pradesh police on 2 November 1990 because they were kar sevaks marching to the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. 1990 kar sevak firing communal religion not checked —
In countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, attacks on Shia Muslim processions have repeatedly triggered major riots. Shia procession attacks abroad pakistan security not checked —
Per the 2011 census Muslims were about 14.2% of India's population, now estimated at 20-22 crore, of whom 85% are Sunni and only 10-15% Shia, putting India's Shia population at 2-3 crore. Shia population share communal religion not checked —
Police say the accused traveled to Iran and Iraq several times between 2019 and 2025, raising suspicion of a terror plot or foreign network, which is under investigation. foreign terror link pakistan security not checked —
The accused told police he wanted revenge against Shia Muslims and used an AI tool to research the effects of zinc phosphide on people before planning the attack. poison plot motive crime not checked —
The accused, a paint trader from Pune, acquired 50 kg of rat poison through his business, bought empty capsules online, and stayed 15 days in Mumbai's Dongri area filling them with poison to target Muharram participants. Muharram poison plot crime not checked —
Social media claims that the plotter was a Hindu named 'Prem ji' are false; the accused's full name is Faiyaz Nisar Premji. accused identity fact-check communal religion not checked —
At Mumbai's largest Muharram procession, a man was distributing poisoned capsules to Shia Muslims claiming they were painkillers; police grew suspicious after a boy who ate one complained of vomiting and stomach pain. Muharram poison plot communal religion not checked —
Police arrested a man at Mumbai's Muharram procession who was found with 3,000 capsules and 50 kg of zinc phosphide, a rat poison. Muharram poison plot communal religion not checked —