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

37 claims · filtered from 109
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 —
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 —
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 —
Sources say Champat Rai has told his close associates that it is his trust that has been betrayed. Champat Rai defence crime not checked —
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 —
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 —
When the world chooses to recognize and honour Prime Minister Modi, the opposition cannot stomach it. opposition award criticism opposition attack not checked —
This award is a massive moment of global pride for India. national pride international not checked —
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 —
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 —
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 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 —
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 —
90% of people know that the Congress does not know what it is doing. Congress credibility poll opposition attack not checked —
With no elections currently underway in Bengal and Bihar, the opposition has time to compile concrete cases of disenfranchised voters and take them to the Election Commission and Supreme Court, but instead it is only creating confusion. voter deletion evidence opposition attack not checked —
If the DMK could manage the SIR process with its booth-level agents, the failure of the Congress, RJD and TMC to do so suggests the problem lies within those parties, not with the Election Commission. booth-level agents opposition attack not checked —
The Congress is repeatedly pitching Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister; the question is whether the party will take a cue from its own Chief Minister and revise its stand on SIR. Congress SIR stance opposition attack not checked —
The opposition treats the same exercise as vote preservation in Karnataka but calls it vote theft in Bihar, and calls voter roll revision legitimate in Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu but an assault on democracy in Bengal — a double standard. SIR double standard opposition attack not checked —
The Congress party is speaking in two contradictory voices on SIR — one leader runs an awareness campaign while another puts the Election Commission in the dock — so people cannot know which Congress to believe. Congress SIR contradiction opposition attack not checked —
The Ram Mandir donation scam has shown that nobody in charge is worried about the trust and faith of Hindus in the country. Hindu devotees' faith betrayed communal religion not checked —
Despite the donation theft, Champat Rai and Anil Mishra remain part of the temple trust in the name of a fair investigation, which is an ignominy for devotees. accused remain in trust communal religion not checked —