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.
Although CCTV cameras, supervisors, and counting rules were in place at the Ram Mandir, the CCTV cameras were switched off intermittently during the counting of donations. CCTV tampering communal religion not checked —
In the Ram Mandir donation theft case, it has emerged that theft occurred at every step — from the opening of donation boxes to the counting of offerings and the transport of cash bundles to the bank. Ram Mandir donation theft communal religion not checked —
If Vaibhav Suryavanshi gets a place in the playing eleven in the first T20 against Ireland on June 26, he will become the youngest international cricketer to play for India. Suryavanshi age record entertainment sports not checked —
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, known for his IPL batting, was selected for Team India today. Suryavanshi India selection entertainment sports not checked —
The gurudwara dispute began during the Hemkund Sahib yatra when a parking quarrel in Karnaprayag led to a Nihang attack that injured four people, after which police arrested four Nihangs. Nihang parking clash crime not checked —
The dispute at the Nagrasu gurudwara in Rudraprayag, ongoing since Saturday, was resolved today when four Nihangs occupying the third floor came down after 72 hours, following talks between a Sikh delegation from Punjab and the administration. Nagrasu gurudwara dispute communal religion not checked —
In Lakhimpur Kheri, UP, police claimed in court that gold jewellery stored in the police malkhana dissolved in rainwater and the rest was carried off by monkeys; the court said the police are lying and it is a case of criminal breach of trust, ordering the police administration to compensate. police malkhana gold crime not checked —
In the Bihar NEET re-exam case in Lakhisarai, where MBBS students entered in place of actual examinees, it emerged that EdCIL, the company the NTA contracted for students' biometric authentication, sublet the work. NEET biometric fraud education not checked —
BJP MLA Devyani Farande raised a demand in the Maharashtra assembly today to implement the Uniform Civil Code, claiming Maharashtra's polygamy ratio is higher than Pakistan's. UCC demand Maharashtra communal religion not checked —
Sanjay Raut said that if the defecting MPs are so popular and honest, they should come out without security and Shiv Sainiks will teach them a lesson. Sanjay Raut remarks governance economy not checked —
The six MPs who left Uddhav Thackeray to join Eknath Shinde are receiving threats, and the government has therefore increased their security. Shiv Sena defector threats governance economy not checked —
Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Election Commission claiming hers is the real Trinamool Congress and sent a list of 24 members of the party's new national executive, naming herself chairperson. TMC party dispute governance economy not checked —
After the Lucknow tragedy, raids on coaching centers began nationwide, with security audits of coaching centers and gaming zones starting in UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. coaching center audits governance economy not checked —
Most coaching institutes and commercial buildings across the country have no fire safety arrangements and no emergency exit provisions. fire safety violations infrastructure transport not checked —
After 15 young people died in the Lucknow gaming zone fire, it emerged within 24 hours that the Aliganj building was illegal, had unauthorized construction, no fire safety arrangements, and no emergency exit. gaming zone fire crime not checked —
The State Bank was responsible for counting and accounting of the offerings, but on the temple trust's advice the bank engaged several local people in the counting work. bank counting lapse communal religion not checked —
The SIT's 101-page report states that staff for counting the offerings were recruited arbitrarily, on the recommendation of trust members, with local acquaintances given the work. offerings counting recruitment communal religion not checked —
According to the anchor's information, the SIT report does not name any senior Ram Mandir Trust official — neither Champat Rai, nor Anil Mishra, nor Gopal Rao is mentioned or accused. SIT report exonerations communal religion not checked —
Trust secretary Champat Rai appeared on stage for the first time since the controversy, at a flag-hoisting ceremony, and all trust-linked persons under suspicion appeared together on stage. trust officials suspicion communal religion not checked —
The SIT formed to investigate the theft of offerings at the Ram Mandir submitted its preliminary investigation report to the government today. Ram Mandir theft SIT communal religion not checked —
A severe heatwave has hit Europe: 14 countries including Spain and Italy have issued red alerts, France's temperature has crossed 40°C with the Eiffel Tower's upper section closed, South London recorded 36°C, and AC units are selling out across France, Spain and Italy. Europe heatwave environment not checked —
India's first hydrogen train underwent its final high-speed trial today on the Delhi–Jind section, running at 120 km/h under the supervision of RDSO's technical team. hydrogen train trial infrastructure transport not checked —
During a Muharram procession in Ujjain's Badnagar area, people hoisted a van with a crane and blew it up amid a crowd; three men — Shoaib, Zahid and Taslim — were arrested, charged under the NSA, and paraded through Badnagar. Muharram van explosion communal religion not checked —
Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced his government will implement the Uniform Civil Code as soon as possible; the UCC bill may be tabled in the assembly on Monday and the draft has been circulated to all MLAs. Bengal UCC bill governance economy not checked —
Cyber-fraud gangs caught in Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad have defrauded people of at least ₹50 crore nationwide using malicious APK files sent via WhatsApp; Mumbai police arrested six people, and one victim lost ₹2,35,000 after paying a fake ₹10 gas bill. WhatsApp APK fraud crime not checked —