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

664 claims · filtered from 789
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
In official records, the gold-clad idols were recorded merely as copper plates. record falsification crime not checked —
It is alleged that permission to send the idols to Chennai was granted at the behest of former assistant priest Unnikrishnan Potti. idol transfer permission crime not checked —
About 20 years later, in 2019, it was decided to re-plate the dwarapalaka (gatekeeper) idols with a fresh layer of gold. idol re-plating decision communal religion not checked —
In 1998-99, industrialist Vijay Mallya donated a total of 30.291 kilograms of gold to the Sabarimala temple. Mallya gold donation communal religion not checked —
In India, most such issues are raised only after judging whether they suit a political agenda, which is why nobody is talking about this theft. selective political outrage other not checked —
The Kerala High Court today ordered FIRs to be registered against CPM and CPI leaders in the Sabarimala temple gold theft case. Sabarimala gold theft FIR crime not checked —
If 'my India is great', why are so many people dishonest? public dishonesty governance economy not checked —
The Rajkot bill details include roughly 2,12,310 cups of tea with biscuits, 21,050 plates of gathiya-jalebi, 360 plates of poha, and Rs 300 per lunch. Rajkot bill details governance economy not checked —
In Rajkot, Gujarat, during a two-day bulldozer drive against illegal encroachments on February 23-24, Rs 27 lakh was spent on tea and snacks for officials. Rajkot tea-snacks bill governance economy not checked —
The question is not just about this scam but about a mindset that is gradually hollowing out our system. corruption culture governance economy not checked —
Going forward, the Enforcement Directorate may start its own investigation into the case. possible ED probe healthcare not checked —
The Anti-Corruption Branch says the role of other officials and private suppliers in the scam is also being investigated, and the Enforcement Directorate has sought information about the case from the ACB. widening scam probe healthcare not checked —
Around Rs 100 crore was paid for surgical supplies, while investigating agencies claim their actual value was Rs 20-25 crore. surgical supplies overpayment healthcare not checked —
An ORS sachet costing 25 paise was bought by the same agency at Rs 15 per sachet. ORS sachet overpricing healthcare not checked —
Radiological machines available for Rs 25 lakh were paid for at Rs 1.10 crore each; Rs 7.70 crore was spent in total against an actual value of Rs 1.75 crore. radiology machine overpricing healthcare not checked —
Bedsheets worth about Rs 150 each were paid for at Rs 450 by the CPA; the full tender cost Rs 75 crore, though all the bedsheets could have been bought for Rs 25 crore. bedsheet tender overpricing healthcare not checked —
A portable X-ray machine priced at Rs 1 lakh was bought by the Central Procurement Agency for Rs 33 lakh; 448 machines that should have cost Rs 45 crore ended up costing Rs 148 crore. X-ray machine overpricing healthcare not checked —
According to the ACB, the case relates to loot and corruption in procurement processes worth several hundred crores by the Central Procurement Agency, which works under the DGHS. CPA procurement corruption healthcare not checked —
Earlier in the same case, Dr. Vijay Kumar Ranga was arrested and subsequently sent to four days of police custody by a court. earlier scam arrest healthcare not checked —
Deputy Controller of Accounts Neeraj Chopra has also been arrested; both arrests took place last night. accounts officer arrest healthcare not checked —
The Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested Dr. Vatsala Agarwal, Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services, in this scam. DGHS director arrest healthcare not checked —
A health scam has surfaced in Delhi in which hundreds of crores of rupees were allegedly looted in the name of purchasing medicines, machines and essential supplies for patient treatment. Delhi health procurement scam healthcare not checked —
In February 2024 the Ram Mandir received roughly ₹1 crore in donations per day over an 11-day period, and the trust earned ₹327 crore in annual income for the full year. trust income communal religion not checked —
It is possible that the earlier accounting was in disarray and only now, after the theft allegations, are the real figures coming to light. offerings accounting communal religion not checked —
According to temple trust sources, daily offerings that earlier amounted to ₹10–12 lakh have now risen to ₹20–24 lakh per day. daily offerings communal religion not checked —