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.
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 —
₹80 lakh has been recovered so far in the offerings-theft case. theft recovery crime not checked —
Claims circulating that the number of devotees at the Ram Mandir has fallen after the theft are completely false. devotee footfall communal religion not checked —
Gopal Rao, an RSS-background man from Karnataka included as an invited member in 2021, is not even a formal trust member yet interferes in key temple management decisions. trust governance communal religion not checked —
Anil Mishra, a homeopathic doctor by profession, hosted at his house the meeting of L.K. Advani, then BJP national president Murli Manohar Joshi, and former UP energy minister Brahmadutt Dwivedi held one day before the 1992 demolition of the disputed structure, and he became an indefinite trust member through these RSS connections without any exam or interview. trust appointments communal religion not checked —
It is alleged that the man whose lavish bungalow was shown in the report bought land for ₹2 crore and immediately sold it to the temple trust for ₹18 crore. Ayodhya land deal crime not checked —
At the executive committee meeting held on the 2021 land deal, Champat Rai said everything was fine and everyone accepted that assurance. Ayodhya land deal communal religion not checked —
Ravi Mohan Tiwari, the land seller, is related by marriage to former Ayodhya mayor Rishikesh Upadhyay. Ayodhya land deal governance economy not checked —
In the 2021 land dispute, the temple trust was accused of buying land from Ravi Mohan Tiwari and Sultan Ansari for ₹18 crore that had just been purchased for around ₹2 crore, with trust money allegedly siphoned off. Ayodhya land deal crime not checked —
The anguish of Hindus was that Mughals came, broke and looted temples; after a 500-year struggle the temple was built on court orders, and now these people have come to loot it. temple looting outrage communal religion not checked —
News today says that at the July 6 executive committee meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai and Anil Mishra will be called to present their side and a final decision will be taken on their resignations. trust executive meeting communal religion not checked —
Despite the serious allegations against Champat Rai, his name is not in the FIR. FIR omission crime not checked —
It is alleged that because of Champat Rai, the people counting the offerings were neither properly frisked nor monitored, as if some people in the temple complex were above the law. counting staff oversight crime not checked —
The SBI MoU mandated joint presence of trust and bank officials, a dress code for counting staff, and monthly rotation of bank officials, but none of these conditions was followed — some bank employees stayed in the same arrangement for long periods. SBI counting MoU communal religion not checked —
Per the channel's sources, senior members of the trust repeatedly and directly told Champat Rai that offerings were being stolen and must be stopped, but he brushed it off every time saying nothing of the sort was happening. temple offerings theft communal religion not checked —
Champat Rai knew that the MoU the temple had signed with the State Bank of India for counting offerings was not being followed. SBI counting MoU communal religion not checked —
Champat Rai, who spoke to the media 70 times in the last six years, did not consider it necessary to tell the country anything about this theft case. Champat Rai media silence communal religion not checked —
According to the channel's sources, Champat Rai already knew that the people he had brought into the Ram Mandir on trust were the ones stealing by exploiting his name, but he did little beyond expressing regret. temple offerings theft crime not checked —
Wireless department officer Arjun Dev had been in charge of CCTV monitoring at the Ram Mandir since 2009, going 17 years without a transfer, with multiple transfer orders issued but withdrawn each time. CCTV officer transfer crime not checked —
Many people allege that Champat Rai repeatedly blocked the transfer of the officer who monitored the CCTV cameras in the counting room. CCTV officer transfer crime not checked —
Three days later, on June 8, Champat Rai was telling the media that no theft of offerings had taken place. temple offerings theft crime not checked —