Arnab Goswami
How accuracy is measured
Accuracy = accurate ÷ (accurate + inaccurate + misleading), over verdicts with confidence ≥ 0.7. Unverifiable claims are excluded from the denominator.
95% confidence interval 68–88%
Why we rank by the confidence bound
We 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.
What scrutiny means
N 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.Verdict mix
104 of 201 extracted claims checked- Accurate 71
- Misleading 21
- Inaccurate 7
- Unverifiable 5
- Unchecked 97
104 of 201 extracted claims checked.
Coverage profile
Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill inWho is held responsible
How framing is measured
The 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.
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How framing is measured
The 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.Flagged claims
Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample-
inaccurate confidence 80.0% 2 sourcesThe movement had no structure and no clear demands; despite claiming to seek accountability in education, the protesters never actually discussed the issues.
“इस तथाकथित आंदोलन की कोई संरचना ही नहीं थी। कोई स्पष्ट मांग नहीं। उन्होंने दावा किया कि वे शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में जवाबदेही तय करने के लिए वहां आए थे, लेकिन उन्होंने मुद्दों पर बात नहीं की।”
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inaccurate confidence 70.0% 2 sourcesThe event was not Indian but 100% American in character, and its leader Deepak fell ill from heatstroke and had to be dragged out of the protest.
“यह कोई भारतीय तथाकथित घटना नहीं थी, यह 100% अमेरिकी थी... दीपक को घसीटकर बाहर निकालना पड़ा, वह भी बीमार पड़ गया।”
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inaccurate confidence 85.0% 2 sourcesThe CJP's follower counts are fraudulent bot-driven numbers: 8.9 million followers in Palestine, 8.9 million in Malaysia and Indonesia, and 8.9 million from a Kansas town whose population is barely 100,000.
“इसी वजह से फिलिस्तीन में उनके 89 लाख फॉलोअर्स हैं... मलेशिया और इंडोनेशिया में उनकी संख्या 8.9 मिलियन थी। कैनसस के एक शहर में, जिसकी आबादी मुश्किल से 1 लाख है, वहां 89 लाख लोग थे।”
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inaccurate confidence 55.0% 2 sourcesThe CJP movement was a fake, paid, orchestrated campaign that bought bots and invested millions of dollars to manufacture its online presence.
“यह एक फर्जी अभियान था... यह एक खरीदा हुआ और सुनियोजित अभियान था। बॉट खरीदे। उन्होंने गारंटीशुदा रकम का भुगतान किया। इसमें लाखों डॉलर का निवेश किया गया।”
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inaccurate confidence 82.0% 2 sourcesThe previous (UPA) era saw scams like 2G spectrum, Coalgate, Commonwealth Games, AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter and Devas-ISRO, whereas 12 years of the Modi government have passed without a single scam.
“2जी स्पेक्ट्रम घोटाला, कोलगेट घोटाला, कोयला ब्लॉक आवंटन घोटाला, राष्ट्रमंडल खेल घोटाला, ऑगस्टा वीवीआईपी हेलीकॉप्टर घोटाला, देवास इसरो घोटाला जैसे घोटाले किए और अब 12 साल बिना किसी घोटाले के बीत चुके हैं। यही वास्तविकता है। ये तथ्य हैं।”
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misleading confidence 50.0% 2 sourcesThe Prime Minister forcefully raised the issue of Indian sailors three or four times and compelled the US President to listen.
“हमारे प्रधानमंत्री ने तीन या चार बार जिस जोरदार तरीके से नाविकों, भारतीय नाविकों का मुद्दा उठाया और अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति को सुनने के लिए मजबूर किया।”
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misleading confidence 65.0% 3 sourcesAn American bombing of a school killed more than 100 Iranian schoolgirls, and Mehbooba Mufti and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq are indirectly supporting it by welcoming US-Iran talks.
“so they are supporting America, they are supporting the bombing of a school in America killing over 100 Iranian school girls”
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misleading confidence 80.0% 3 sourcesShoaib Akhtar has been seen with Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, and Indian cricket legends like Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Kapil Dev and Ganguly should publicly speak out against him and Shahid Afridi.
“Sunil Gavarskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Saurav Ganguly should issue statements against Shoaib Akhtar, who is seen with all the Laskarayat-toy-ba operatives. They should speak against Shahid Afridi.”
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misleading confidence 72.0% 4 sourcesAs founding editor of Times Now, the anchor took an anti-Pakistan line against the Times of India Group's editorial position and influenced India's foreign policy during the 26/11 attacks coverage.
“I was an independent founder, editor of Times Now. And in all the years I was at Times Now, I took an anti-Pakistan line, which went against the editorial line of the Times of India Group... The people know what I did in 26-11. I impacted the foreign policy of this country.”
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misleading confidence 80.0% 4 sourcesMehbooba Mufti has made no statement against Yasin Malik, whom the anchor describes as a convicted rapist and murderer in the Sarla Bhatt case.
“How many statements has she made on the rapist and murderer Yasin Malik since his conviction in the Sarla Bhatt case? How many statements has she made? Why is she so cowardly?”
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misleading confidence 72.0% 4 sourcesAn Indian ex-journalist, part of the pro-Pakistan lobby, wrote a Sunday column in a national newspaper suggesting Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir could deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
“One of these people wrote a column saying that is it impossible... that Asip Munir should get the Nobel Peace Prize now.”
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misleading confidence 55.0% 4 sourcesIn the week before Pakistan's Indus conference, roughly 30 to 50 Indians held coordination Zoom calls with Pakistani counterparts to prepare the peace-letter campaign.
“They were having Zoom calls, I have found out today... a lot of effort went in, in the one week in the lead up to the anti-India conference in Islamabad among about 30 to 40 to 50 Indians who were working with their compatriots on the Pakistani side.”
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misleading confidence 60.0% 4 sourcesPakistan invited Russian and Chinese speakers to its Indus summit to attack the Indian government as part of a propaganda effort.
“Pakistan has gone all out to attack India. It has also invited Russian and Chinese speakers to go after the Indian government as part of the propaganda.”
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misleading confidence 70.0% 5 sourcesIsrael's war against Hamas is still ongoing, 1,000 days after the 7 October 2023 attack.
“Israel's war on terror against Hamas is still ongoing, it's 1,000 days since 7th October 2023.”
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misleading confidence 70.0% 4 sourcesOn the same days as Pakistan's Indus summit, pro-Pakistan voices in India began issuing peace letters and appeals for dialogue with Pakistan.
“Immediately, in India their proxy started speaking, let's have peace, let's have peace... started writing letters, appeals, peace calls, immediately.”
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misleading confidence 70.0% 4 sourcesPakistan organized an 'Indus Summit' conference to draw international attention to its water-storage crisis and its fear that India will cut off Indus waters after suspending the Indus Waters Treaty.
“Pakistan organized a quote unquote Indus Summit. Now the conference that they organized was aimed at trying to draw international attention to their terrible situation because of their lack of water storage facilities.”
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misleading confidence 90.0% 4 sourcesThe Supreme Court today declined to urgently list a plea seeking a CBI-led investigation into the Ram Mandir donation theft, so those demanding a CBI probe are going against the Supreme Court's decision.
“यू एंड कपिल शुड रियलाइज़ दैट द सुप्रीम कोर्ट टुडे डिक्लाइंड टू अर्जेंटली लिस्ट अ प्ली सीकिंग अ सीबीआई लेड इनवेस्टीगेशन। यू आर गोइंग अगेंस्ट द डिसिशन ऑफ़ द सुप्रीम कोर्ट टुडे।”
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misleading confidence 76.0% 5 sourcesRepublic is India's biggest news network and the biggest network of its scale in all of Asia.
“आप भारत के सबसे बड़े समाचार नेटवर्क पर हैं। ... यह पूरे एशिया में इस पैमाने का सबसे बड़ा नेटवर्क है।”
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misleading confidence 60.0% 4 sourcesIn the last 48 hours Pakistani propaganda has centred on the supposed success of Track Two talks in Colombo, and the Pakistani minister's reaction proves Islamabad can never be trusted.
“पिछले 48 घंटों में पाकिस्तानी प्रचार का केंद्र कोलंबिया में ट्रैक टू वार्ता की सफलता रहा। और इस पाकिस्तानी मंत्री की प्रतिक्रिया से ही यह स्पष्ट हो जाता है कि इस्लामाबाद पर कभी भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकता।”
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misleading confidence 82.0% 3 sourcesPast Track Two diplomacy efforts with Pakistan — Aman ki Asha, the Neemrana dialogue of November 1991, and post-Kargil talks — were each followed by attacks: the Mumbai blasts, the Parliament attack, and 26/11.
“याद है हमारे पास ट्रैक टू, ट्रैक थ्री, ये सब चीजें थीं, अमानी आशा जैसी घटनाएं, नवंबर 1991 में निमिराना, फिर मुंबई विस्फोट, कारगिल के बाद हमने ट्रैक टू किया, फिर संसद पर हमला हुआ, 26/11 की घटना हुई।”
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misleading confidence 60.0% 5 sourcesBhagwant Mann, now about 52-53 years old, released a roughly 13-year-old video from when he was 39, telling lie after lie to cover up an earlier lie and save his job.
“उनकी उम्र अब करीब 52 साल है... और वीडियो जाहिर तौर पर उस समय का है जब वह 39 साल का था। यह वीडियो उन्होंने जारी किया है... एक झूठ को छुपाने की कोशिश में वह दूसरी बार झूठ बोल रहा है”
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misleading confidence 60.0% 4 sourcesAAP's Priyanka Kakkar has demanded that Champat Rai be publicly hanged, Taliban-style, and has called for him to be lynched.
“प्रियंका काकर ने चंपत राय को सार्वजनिक रूप से फांसी देने की मांग की है... वह छत्रय को तालिबान शैली में सार्वजनिक रूप से फांसी देना चाहती है”
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misleading confidence 75.0% 5 sourcesRahul Gandhi said (in the US) that Lord Ram never existed and is a mythological figure, while he would never say the same about Jesus Christ.
“उन्होंने कहा कि भगवान राम का कभी अस्तित्व ही नहीं था... लेकिन उन्हें अमेरिका जाकर यह कहने में कोई संकोच नहीं होगा कि भगवान राम का कभी अस्तित्व ही नहीं था”
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inaccurate confidence 80.0% 4 sourcesRepublic is India's largest news network and the largest network of its scale in all of Asia.
“आप भारत के सबसे बड़े समाचार नेटवर्क पर हैं... यह पूरे एशिया में इस पैमाने का सबसे बड़ा नेटवर्क है”
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inaccurate confidence 85.0% 4 sourcesThe Indus Waters Treaty's own provisions permit its suspension and renegotiation, so India is not violating the treaty by suspending and seeking to renegotiate it.
“संधि के प्रावधानों के तहत इसे निलंबित किया जा सकता है। दूसरा, इस पर पुनर्विचार किया जा सकता है... संधि का निलंबन और पुनर्विचार करना संधि का हिस्सा है”
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misleading confidence 60.0% 5 sourcesIndia fired 19 to 20 BrahMos missiles that penetrated 124 km into Pakistani airspace, causing damage to the Pakistani military at Jacobabad, Nur Khan and Sargodha from which it is still recovering.
“आपने 19 से 20 ब्रह्मोस मिसाइलें दागीं जो पाकिस्तानी हवाई क्षेत्र में 124 किलोमीटर अंदर तक गईं। याकूबबाद, नूरान और सरौदा में पाकिस्तानी सेना को इन तेज रफ्तार ब्रह्मोस मिसाइलों से इतना नुकसान हुआ कि वे अभी भी उससे उबर रहे हैं”
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misleading confidence 85.0% 3 sourcesOn 13 February this year, the Ministry of Road Transport told Parliament that around 9,100 deaths occurred in the past five years due to potholes, a 53% increase over the previous five years, with Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra as the top three states.
“On 13 February... earlier this year, his government, the Ministry of Road Transport, replied to a question on the floor of the house saying there are 9,100 deaths that have occurred past 5 years due to potholes... This is a 53% increase from the previous 5 years. And... the top 3 states in this, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra.”
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misleading confidence 85.0% 3 sourcesTwenty-one years ago, a boy named Prince fell into a borewell in Kurukshetra, Haryana, and was rescued alive by the army after roughly four days following a national media campaign.
“21 years back, in my first year as the editor of a national network, we carried a campaign for a young boy who fell into a bore well called Prince... This whole incident was unfolding in Kurukshetra in Haryana... after three or four days of a remarkable All India campaign was brought out by the army.”
Episodes analysed
25 broadcasts- Debate With Arnab: Pakistan Apologists Timed ‘Track 2’ To Indus Summit In Colombo analyzed 24 claims
- Debate With Arnab: Open Drains. Falling Trees. Are We Paying Taxes To Die In Manholes? analyzed 17 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: Pakistan Apologists Timed ‘Track 2’ To Indus Summit In Colombo no_transcript 0 claims
- Debate With Arnab: Terror Apologists Want Talks But Forget Pak Abused analyzed 20 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: Terror Apologists Want Talks But Forget Pak Abused no_transcript 0 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: India Wants PoK And No Track 2 Rubbish analyzed 20 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: Why is Congress Panicking On New FCRA Rules? no_transcript 0 claims
- Debate With Arnab: India Wants PoK And No Track 2 Rubbish no_transcript 0 claims
- Debate With Arnab: Pak Minister Threatens India – “Will Cut Off The Hands…” Over Indus no_transcript 0 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: India Wants PoK And No Track 2 Rubbish analyzed 25 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: Pak Minister Threatens India – “Will Cut Off The Hands…” Over Indus analyzed 23 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: Vikram Misri’s Big Clarification, No Track 2 Dialogues With Pakistan no_transcript 0 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: Lashkar Attends Shoaib Akhtar’s Brother’s Funeral no_transcript 0 claims
- Debate With Arnab: Ram Mandir Donation Theft Accused Asked To Stay Away From Ayodhya analyzed 12 claims
- Debate With Arnab LIVE: Will Vijay Sack Minister Allegedly Seen Taking Drug In IPL Video? no_transcript 0 claims