Satyameter Evidence-linked accuracy tracking for Indian TV news

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Navika Kumar

Times Now The Newshour English
88.5% 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 88.5%

95% confidence interval 77–95%

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.
. 52 checked of 72 checkable · 109 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.
 52/72

Verdict mix

72 of 109 extracted claims checked

72 of 109 extracted claims checked.

Coverage profile

Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill in
crime 29% opposition attack 29% communal religion 24% governance economy 15% international 3%

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 24 claims →
Individuals 24 System & institutions 20 Government 4 Opposition 42

Flagged claims

Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample

Episodes analysed

40 broadcasts

All claims & verdicts

109 claims
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
The Prime Minister's haters are not sparing even a 15-month-old child (Sunil Shetty's granddaughter). Shetty granddaughter row opposition attack accurate 80.0%
When the world chooses to recognize and honour Prime Minister Modi, the opposition cannot stomach it. opposition award criticism opposition attack not checked —
34 countries have now honoured Prime Minister Modi with their top distinctions; this is not a one-off instance. Modi's international honours international misleading 62.0%
The opposition has resorted to highlighting spelling errors in the award citation to score political points. citation spelling row opposition attack accurate 82.0%
The opposition, unable to digest Modi's popularity, has called the award a 'prestige collection drive' and a 'paid PR bid to tackle an inferiority complex'. opposition award criticism opposition attack accurate 75.0%
This award is a massive moment of global pride for India. national pride international not checked —
Prime Minister Modi has been conferred Seychelles' highest civilian honour, the 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' award, for his global leadership in climate action and environmental conservation. Seychelles award to Modi international accurate 88.0%
The opposition's move is opportunism, but the theft has caused deep hurt; people deserve an answer and the sooner the BJP gives it, the better. BJP accountability demand communal religion not checked —
In a survey conducted by the channel asking whether Akhilesh and Kejriwal turning Ram Mandir crusaders is pre-poll opportunism, 89% of respondents said yes, 8% said no, and 3% had no view. viewer poll opportunism opposition attack unverifiable 72.0%
A court order in the Sabarimala case says the Devaswom board had malicious motive, deliberately described the gold-clad dwarapalaka idols as copper plates and concealed their true nature. Devaswom board concealment crime accurate 92.0%
A theft also happened at the Sabarimala temple, where gold was stolen under the watch of the Left government in power in Kerala. Sabarimala gold theft crime accurate 85.0%
The Aam Aadmi Party (Somnath Bharti) had wanted a hospital in place of the Ram Mandir, and its new temple devotion in Punjab is only to belittle the BJP. AAP temple politics opposition attack not checked —
The Samajwadi Party did raise the donation theft issue, but once the 'Siyaram Dham' promise came, its motive was revealed as politics rather than protecting faith, and the whole country can see it. SP temple politics opposition attack not checked —
Champat Rai had the evidence — trust representatives went to the accused's house, took back Rs 58 lakh, and then pretended nothing had ever happened. Champat Rai cover-up crime not checked —
In poll-bound Punjab, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has announced plans for a grand temple dedicated to Luv-Kush and Mata Janaki next to the Bhagwan Valmiki Tirth Sthal in Amritsar, even as he questions the Ram temple donation probe. Kejriwal temple promise opposition attack accurate 95.0%
Yogi Adityanath has flipped the narrative by challenging Akhilesh Yadav to back the Krishna Janmabhoomi movement in Mathura and reminding voters that the Samajwadi Party government fired on kar sevaks during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. Yogi counterattack communal religion accurate 90.0%
Akhilesh Yadav is promising a 'Siyaram Dham' if voted to power, yet he has not visited Ram Lalla in the two and a half years since the temple's consecration and says he will go only after the Kedareshwar temple in Etawah is completed. Akhilesh temple politics opposition attack accurate 82.0%
The battle over the Ram temple donation row is no longer just about Ayodhya and is rapidly becoming the opening pitch for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh election. 2027 UP election governance economy not checked —
The Congress has turned the attack directly on the BJP, drawing comparisons with the historical looting of temples and even invoking Mahmud Ghazni. Congress Ghazni jibe opposition attack accurate 90.0%
The bar association wants an FIR and action against trust functionaries Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao though none is named as accused, demands they leave Ayodhya within three days, and warns of a blockade otherwise. lawyers' demands crime accurate 90.0%
The Faizabad Bar Association has unanimously resolved that none of its members will represent the eight accused, and any lawyer defying the decision faces a Rs 5 lakh penalty. bar association boycott crime accurate 95.0%
The Ram Mandir Trust is scheduled to meet on the 6th of July to decide its next course of action. trust meeting communal religion accurate 90.0%
The spotlight is now firmly on Champat Rai, who has not spoken or given a public explanation, and he may evade legal accountability with just a resignation. Champat Rai accountability communal religion not checked —
On the 7th of June, a statement from Champat Rai said the ongoing internal audit had revealed nothing noteworthy, even after Rs 58 lakh had been recovered and bank transfers made. trust audit denial crime accurate 85.0%
Despite substantial cash already being recovered on June 5, no formal police complaint was registered immediately and the FIR came much later, implying an attempted cover-up by the trust. FIR delay cover-up crime not checked —