Satyameter Evidence-linked accuracy tracking for Indian TV news

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Rajat Sharma

India TV Aaj Ki Baat Hindi
81.2% 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 81.3%

95% confidence interval 70–89%

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.
. 64 checked of 291 checkable · 350 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.
 64/291

Verdict mix

108 of 376 extracted claims checked

108 of 376 extracted claims checked.

Coverage profile

Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill in
communal religion 29% governance economy 24% crime 16% international 11% opposition attack 9% pakistan security 4% education 4% infrastructure transport 1% entertainment sports 1% science tech 1% environment 0% other 0%

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 121 claims →
Individuals 121 System & institutions 27 Government 4 Opposition 80 A minority community 5 Foreign actor 37 Media 1

Flagged claims

Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample

Episodes analysed

15 broadcasts

All claims & verdicts

376 claims
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
With the Middle East war easing and crude around $60 a barrel, state oil companies today cut the commercial LPG cylinder price by about ₹183 (Delhi 19-kg cylinder now ₹2,930) and aviation fuel by ₹5 per litre for domestic airlines, while private company Nayara Energy cut petrol by ₹5 and diesel by ₹3 per litre. fuel price cuts governance economy accurate 92.0%
The anchor asserts it is no secret that Bhagwant Mann launched the women's cash-transfer scheme with the elections in mind, and calls the Akali Dal's question legitimate — if a woman is on the voter list, why require separate registration instead of transferring money directly. Punjab cash transfer governance economy not checked —
Under the new Annapurna Yojana in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari today transferred a total of ₹10,121 crore as the first installment to about 1.25 crore women; 1.6 crore women had applied, but 26 lakh were excluded for now because their citizenship is under doubt. Annapurna Yojana payout governance economy inaccurate 66.0%
The Calcutta High Court has expressed strong displeasure over eggs being thrown at Trinamool Congress leaders and ordered FIRs against perpetrators, yet the incidents continue — TMC MP Mahua Moitra was pelted with eggs in Nadia today. egg attacks on TMC crime misleading 75.0%
The anchor opines that Pushkar Singh Dhami's madrasa reform is a good decision that should be viewed positively, as studying maths and science will open higher-education paths for madrasa children. madrasa reform praised education not checked —
Uttarakhand had a total of 952 madrasas, of which 250 were sealed by December last year; 452 madrasas have been registered, and only 52 offer education up to class 12. madrasa statistics education accurate 70.0%
From today the madrasa board has been completely abolished in Uttarakhand; no madrasa can run without registration with the new Minority Education Authority, government syllabus will apply, though religious education has not been banned and will run as separate evening classes. madrasa board abolition education accurate 85.0%
The anchor says opposition leaders who skipped the Ram Mandir consecration are now remembering Ram because of the upcoming UP elections, and predicts Yogi Adityanath will prevail over them on matters of Sanatan and Hindu society. opposition Ram politics opposition attack not checked —
The anchor argues that the theft could have been stopped in January had Champat Rai acted, that in such a position being deceived and concealing others' sins is itself culpable, and that the entire mess resulted from Champat Rai's negligence. Champat Rai negligence crime not checked —
Trust insiders suspected the offering theft as early as January, after a chartered accountant's monthly audit flagged a sudden drop in offerings and mismatched vouchers; the trust wrote to general secretary Champat Rai suggesting corrective steps, but he took offence and no system was put in place from January to May. ignored audit warning crime accurate 60.0%
Champat Rai admitted to investigators that not filing a police complaint was his mistake and that he should have got an FIR registered. Champat Rai FIR lapse crime accurate 65.0%
According to police, there is solid evidence against six of the eight jailed accused; they were shown on paper as employees of Varanasi-based Sainik Security Services (19 names in total supplied to the State Bank), but in reality they were relatives or associates of Anil Mishra and Tinnu Yadav, with the security firm serving as a cover. fake security employees crime accurate 75.0%
Champat Rai suspects that Tinnu Yadav himself leaked the news of the donation-box theft to Samajwadi Party MLA Pawan Pandey and had him claim a theft of ₹7-8 crore. theft news leak crime accurate 70.0%
When the SIT questioned Tinnu Yadav about a jewelled necklace seen in his hand on CCTV, he said he had given it to Champat Rai; Champat Rai later said the necklace is with him, on record and safe. jewelled necklace custody crime unverifiable 60.0%
The roughly ₹80 lakh detailed by the anchor was actually recovered by Champat Rai himself on June 6 and kept locked up with him before police later took the amount on record. Champat Rai concealment crime misleading 60.0%
Police told the court today that ₹7,32,170 was recovered from Ramashankar Mishra, who was caught stealing on CCTV by Champat Rai and is now in jail; a silver coin and a bichhua (toe ring) from the offerings were also recovered. Ramashankar Mishra recovery crime accurate 85.0%
Police suspect Anukalp Mishra and Lavkush Mishra invested much of the stolen offering money in property and land, and today police raided their villages in Ayodhya's Milkipur area and questioned their families. stolen money laundering crime accurate 85.0%
Lavkush Mishra, Anukalp Mishra's brother-in-law, previously worked as a delivery boy; trust members recovered ₹14,25,000 from his house, including 29 bundles of ₹500 notes. Lavkush Mishra recovery crime misleading 70.0%
Anukalp Mishra was placed in the offering-counting work about two years ago on Anil Mishra's recommendation, and money stolen from the temple (stated as ₹18,240) was recovered from his house. Anukalp Mishra theft crime misleading 65.0%
Trust members had already recovered money (stated as 18,763) from Karunesh Pandey, which was handed over to police on the morning of June 26; he also stole coins, with bags of ₹10, ₹5 and ₹2 coins recovered from his home. Karunesh Pandey theft crime accurate 70.0%
Avinash Shukla, a resident of Pratapgarh, was selling water from a cart near the Ram Mandir until three months ago before being placed in the offering-counting work. Avinash Shukla background crime accurate 80.0%
The largest recovery in the offering theft was from Avinash Shukla, who is the only accused from whom donated US dollars ($121, worth about ₹17,000) were also recovered, along with a gold chain, a ring and a silver coin. Avinash Shukla recovery crime inaccurate 70.0%
The anchor believes Tinnu Yadav was tipped off and got a chance to hide his cash, and predicts further investigation will expose all his money, property and ill-gotten wealth. Tinnu Yadav tip-off crime not checked —
When police caught Tinnu Yadav, only about ₹1 lakh was recovered from his hostel — a box containing 180 notes of ₹500 and bundles of ₹100 notes — the smallest recovery among the accused. Tinnu Yadav recovery crime accurate 75.0%
Tinnu Yadav is the richest of the eight arrested accused, owning three luxurious houses in Ayodhya, a large hostel, six hotels and a partnership in a restaurant. Tinnu Yadav wealth crime unverifiable 55.0%