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 investigation needs to be foolproof and cannot be limited to just the bottom half of those involved; the big fish must also be investigated. probe scope crime not checked —
It took 500 years to get the Ram Mandir built, and only two years for its horrible underbelly to be exposed, with the faith of devotees betrayed. betrayal of devotees' faith communal religion not checked —
In a survey conducted by the channel asking whether action on the 'big fish' is necessary for justice, 60% of respondents said yes, 35% said no, and 5% had no opinion. viewer poll big fish crime unverifiable 75.0%
Those at the top of the Trust knew about the theft on June 4, recovered money on June 5, but did not file an FIR, and yet remain in their positions. FIR delay cover-up crime unverifiable 55.0%
The undercover footage aired by the channel is not an AI-generated video; it was recorded by the channel's own reporter on the ground. sting video authenticity crime accurate 80.0%
While the Trust publicly stated that Champat Rai has resigned, his own aides say he has not resigned and continues to hold meetings in the guest house and run all affairs. resignation contradiction crime accurate 85.0%
UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has said the issue should not be made a topic of discussion, that it is being blown out of proportion, and has called Champat Rai a 'tapasvi' (ascetic). minister downplaying scandal governance economy accurate 70.0%
As of now, eight accused are in jail and some cash and gold has been recovered, but the money trail may not have really ended. money trail crime accurate 94.0%
Accused like Lavkush Mishra are now facing bulldozer action, while accountability appears to stop at the lowest rung. selective accountability crime misleading 72.0%
The processes captured on camera are not necessarily illegal, but they are the very systems investigators say failed to prevent the alleged embezzlement, and they remain unchanged even a month after the scandal broke. donation process loopholes crime not checked —
The channel's undercover reporter, posing as a devotee, captured Champat Rai's aides on camera discussing ways to avoid CCTV and assuring that valuable donations could change hands without any bill, receipt or documentation. undercover sting crime accurate 80.0%
A Times Now investigation found it is business as usual for Champat Rai; his resignation is yet to be accepted, so the resignation so far is a farce. resignation farce crime accurate 78.0%
Evidence is mounting in the case, from CCTV footage to cash and gold recoveries, yet the trust's watchdog claims to have seen nothing. oversight failure crime accurate 80.0%
There are no direct charges against Champat Rai yet, but he cannot escape accountability since supervision was his responsibility. Champat Rai accountability crime not checked —
There are now calls for an FIR against Ram Temple trustees as well, including Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rai. FIR against trustees crime accurate 92.0%
Sources say Champat Rai has told his close associates that it is his trust that has been betrayed. Champat Rai defence crime not checked —
Five days ago, Ram Mandir Trust general secretary Champat Rai reportedly offered to resign citing moral responsibility. Champat Rai resignation crime accurate 90.0%
It has been 19 days since the Yogi government constituted a Special Investigation Team, and 7 days since the FIR was finally registered, with eight accused arrested. SIT probe timeline crime accurate 90.0%
It has been 27 days since the first recovery of allegedly embezzled Ram Mandir donation funds. Ram Mandir donation theft crime inaccurate 90.0%
In the interview Sunil Shetty only said the child feeds an imaginary laddoo to the Prime Minister's photo; wanting to regulate what a 15-month-old does is absurd. Shetty granddaughter row opposition attack not checked —
When Rahul Gandhi was portrayed as Parshuram and given a milk abhishekam, the critics now objecting stayed silent. Rahul Gandhi abhishekam opposition attack misleading 72.0%
Not sparing a 15-month-old is a new low for the Congress party, and there is a meltdown in the opposition ranks over praise for Modi. Shetty granddaughter row opposition attack not checked —
The opposition ecosystem's reaction — hunting for spelling mistakes on the citation over one award — reflects a specially reserved hatred for the Prime Minister. opposition award criticism opposition attack not checked —
The same voices criticizing this had no objections when Rahul Gandhi was given a milk abhishekam depicted as an avatar of Lord Parshuram on his birthday — which was itself sycophancy. Rahul Gandhi abhishekam opposition attack accurate 95.0%
In a podcast chat last week, Sunil Shetty shared that his granddaughter reveres PM Modi, and the opposition picked this up and labelled it 'Padma-level sycophancy'. Shetty granddaughter row opposition attack accurate 92.0%