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.
A fake blood-plasma gang has been busted in Ahmedabad; Gujarat Police arrested four people and recovered real plasma, saline water and 1,150 units of fake blood plasma from their lab, which they sold to patients at half price after diluting real plasma with water. fake plasma racket healthcare not checked —
The forensic report Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann used to claim innocence in the objectionable-video case is being called completely fake and fixed — allegedly procured for ₹1 lakh through a secret hotel meeting involving Punjab police officers — and Haryana Police have arrested Ankit and Arun, who created the fake lab reports and are on 8-day police remand. Mann fake forensic report opposition attack not checked —
Only three countries in the world — the United States, New Zealand and Australia — treat the passport as equivalent to a citizenship card. passport citizenship status governance economy not checked —
India ranks 80th on the Henley Passport Index with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to only 56 countries, down six places from its rank of 74 before the Modi government. passport ranking decline governance economy not checked —
As of 2023 only 9.26 crore Indians — about 6.5% of the population — held passports, and only 35% of passport holders have actually used them for foreign travel. passport ownership data governance economy not checked —
Even under previous governments the passport was not treated as proof of Indian citizenship, and various High Courts and the Supreme Court have ruled that no single document or identity card proves citizenship — so the current government has not changed the rule. passport citizenship status governance economy not checked —
On June 24, Indian Passport Day, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that a passport is a travel document and cannot be treated as proof of citizenship in any form. passport citizenship status governance economy not checked —
Per the Haryana Institute of Public Administration, 60% of Delhi-NCR buildings cannot withstand an earthquake as powerful as Venezuela's, and Delhi's municipal corporation told the High Court that 80% of the city's buildings would be unsafe in a quake. Delhi building safety infrastructure transport not checked —
India recorded 125 earthquakes last month — about four per day — with the most (25) in Assam, 19 in Maharashtra, 17 in Arunachal Pradesh and 11 in Manipur, and 59% of India's landmass is considered highly earthquake-prone. India seismic risk environment not checked —
Venezuela's economic crisis after 2015 halted construction of bridges, schools and hospitals, and these weakened structures made the earthquake far more destructive. Venezuela earthquake damage international not checked —
International agencies are estimating 10,000 deaths and 100 billion dollars in damage from the earthquake in Venezuela. Venezuela earthquake toll international not checked —
The Ujjain blast display is not merely a law-and-order matter but a larger social question about the mindset of those involved. Ujjain Muharram blasts communal religion not checked —
The Ujjain incident came to light through videos uploaded from an Instagram account, and police have registered a case against a youth named Shoaib and against Gopal, the owner of the crane used to suspend the car. Ujjain Muharram blasts communal religion not checked —
During a Muharram procession in Ujjain, multiple blasts were set off, including a car suspended in the air by a crane that was exploded after 'Le phir aa gaya' ('Look, it has come again') was written on it. Ujjain Muharram blasts communal religion not checked —
In a 2021 case the temple trust was accused of buying, for more than ₹18 crore, land that had just been purchased by others for a few crore; these allegations remain unconfirmed and the trust denies them. 2021 land purchase governance economy not checked —
Legally the temple trust can refuse to provide financial details, but the issue here is one of morality and of the people's trust. trust financial disclosure governance economy not checked —
When the Ayodhya ADM wrote to trust general secretary Champat Rai, he refused to share the financial details with the local administration for the PMO, saying the matter is already under SIT investigation. trust financial disclosure governance economy not checked —
The matter began with letters BJP leader Dr. Rajneesh Singh wrote to the Prime Minister demanding an impartial probe, by an agency like the CBI, into allegations about the Ram Mandir's donations and land purchases. CBI probe demand governance economy not checked —
The Prime Minister's Office asked the Ram Mandir trust, via the district administration, to provide complete financial details, and the trust refused to share them. trust financial disclosure governance economy not checked —
The FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by the very Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust that is itself under question. trust accountability crime not checked —
The FIR was registered three days after the SIT's preliminary report, amid persistent questions about why an investigation was proceeding without an FIR. delayed FIR crime not checked —
The case has been registered under BNS sections including 306, 316, 317 and 61; Section 306 covers theft by a clerk or servant of property in the owner's possession and carries up to 7 years imprisonment and a fine. FIR legal sections crime not checked —
No senior office-bearer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has been named in the FIR. trust accountability crime not checked —
Accused Lavkush Mishra is the man from whose house police initially recovered ₹1 lakh in cash, and his job was recommended by trust employee Anukalp Mishra himself. Ram Mandir donation theft crime not checked —
The first FIR has been registered in the Ram Mandir donation theft case, naming eight accused. Ram Mandir donation theft crime not checked —