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

52 claims · filtered from 109
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
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%
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 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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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 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%