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

21 claims · filtered from 789
Subtopic: Ram Mandir donation theft ×
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
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The matter first surfaced on 7 June when former Samajwadi Party minister Pawan Pandey alleged theft from the Ram Mandir donation boxes; the initial allegation was Rs 5-7 crore, but the figure circulating on social media has since swelled to an unverified Rs 200 crore. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
It is alleged that around Rs 200 crore of devotees' donations went missing from the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, and the UP government has been forced to constitute an SIT to investigate. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion 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 —
According to information received by the channel, SBI outsourced donation-counting at Ram Mandir to a Varanasi security agency, which — at the urging of temple trust insiders — hired relatives and acquaintances of trust-linked employees; this group hid offerings and stashed them in a bathroom about 50 metres from the counting hall, from where trust-linked people carried the money out without being checked. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
In the Ram Mandir theft, counting staff allegedly hid bundles of notes, gold and silver coins and jewellery in their clothes, exploited un-frisked bathroom breaks to stash the loot in hiding spots in a bathroom just 50 metres from the counting room, and later retrieved it or smuggled it out through accomplices. Ram Mandir donation theft crime 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 recovery details are now officially recorded in police documents, which the anchor asserts proves the theft of Ram Mandir donations took place. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
From the seventh accused, Ramashankar Mishra, police recovered ₹7,32,170 in cash, two white-metal coins and a 24.72-gram toe-ring (bichhua). Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
Accused Ramashankar 'Tinnu' Yadav was Champat Rai's driver and was given a job at the Ram Mandir by Champat Rai; ₹1 lakh cash was recovered from his hostel near Ganga Hospital in Ayodhya. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
The fourth accused, Lavkush Mishra — also a relative of Anil Mishra and brother-in-law of Anukalp Mishra — had ₹14,25,000 recovered from him, including 2,850 notes of ₹500. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
The third accused, Anukalp Mishra, a relative of temple trust member Anil Mishra who was present in the counting room, had approximately ₹16,82,040 in cash recovered, including 2,853 notes of ₹500 denomination. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
The second accused, Karunesh Pandey, who counted the donation cash, had cash recovered from him by police including 500-rupee and 200-rupee notes and coins. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
Police recovered the largest haul from accused Avinash Shukla, who logged the donations register: cash, 10,121 US dollars, 169.54 grams of silver-like metal, an 8.14-gram chain and a 3.44-gram gold ring. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
For the first time, police have disclosed exactly how much stolen money was recovered from each of the arrested accused in the Ram Mandir donation theft case. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
Accused Ramshankar 'Tinnu' Yadav was Champat Rai's driver who was given a job at Ram Mandir by Champat Rai; ₹1 lakh cash was recovered from his hostel near Ganga Hospital in Ayodhya. Ram Mandir donation theft crime not checked —
The fourth accused, Lavkush Mishra — also a relative of Anil Mishra and Anukalp Mishra's brother-in-law — was found with ₹14,25,000 including 2,850 notes of ₹500. Ram Mandir donation theft crime accurate 85.0%
Anukalp Mishra, a relative of temple trust member Anil Mishra who was present in the counting room, was found with approximately ₹16,82,040 in cash including 2,853 notes of ₹500. Ram Mandir donation theft crime accurate 72.0%
The second accused, Karunesh Pandey, who counted the donation cash, was found with ₹18,763 in cash including 500-rupee and 200-rupee notes. Ram Mandir donation theft crime inaccurate 70.0%
Police recovered from accused Avinash Shukla (who kept the register of donations) the largest haul: ₹39,220 in cash, 10,121 US dollars, 169.54 grams of silver-like metal, an 8.14-gram chain, and a 3.44-gram gold ring. Ram Mandir donation theft crime inaccurate 90.0%