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.
Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Ayodhya today, prompting a taunt from Yogi Adityanath about Delhi's lack of development. Kejriwal Ayodhya visit governance economy not checked —
Because the case involves the Ram Mandir and UP has elections next year, opposition parties see a political opportunity in it. UP election politics governance economy not checked —
The SIT has evidence that Anukalp Mishra manipulated bank vouchers, understating the offering amounts and pocketing the excess cash. voucher manipulation communal religion not checked —
The SIT obtained only 45 days of CCTV footage, with segments missing, meaning cameras were switched off during the counting of offerings while money was looted. missing CCTV footage communal religion not checked —
The SIT suspects Tinku Yadav stole the most, explaining his rapidly growing property including a 70-room hostel near the airport, where police took him today. Tinku Yadav property communal religion not checked —
During transport of counted cash to the bank, bundles were packed with 14-15 wads of ₹10 notes instead of 10, and the extra wads were removed en route — this is when most of the theft occurred. cash transport skimming communal religion not checked —
Champat Rai had handed most of the temple management responsibility to Tinku Yadav, including supervision of the 40 donation boxes in the temple complex and custody of the keys to the cash boxes. keys handed to Tinku Yadav communal religion not checked —
Of those arrested, only Tinku Yadav and Subhash Srivastava were trust employees; the rest of the looters were on SBI's payroll. SBI payroll looters communal religion not checked —
A chain of recommendations placed one offering-thief after another into temple jobs (Tinku Yadav → Ravi Mishra → Anukalp Mishra → Lavkush Mishra) with no background verification by anyone. unverified recommendation hiring communal religion not checked —
The counting of offerings was the State Bank of India's responsibility and only SBI personnel should have been deployed, but Anil Mishra and Champat Rai placed their own close associates in this work. SBI counting protocol breach communal religion not checked —
News of Ram Mandir trustee Anil Mishra's resignation came today; he was primarily responsible for the counting of offerings. Anil Mishra resignation communal religion not checked —
Yogi Adityanath today assured devotees that those who committed sin in Ram's work will not be spared, no matter how high their position. Yogi accountability pledge communal religion not checked —
The court today sent all eight accused to jail, and police will file an application on Monday to take them on remand. court remand proceedings communal religion not checked —
The SIT found that Champat Rai tried to suppress the matter and hide the truth. cover-up allegation communal religion not checked —
According to the SIT, Champat Rai was the first to learn of the theft, personally recovered stolen money from the thieves' homes, but did not file an FIR despite repeated police advice. FIR suppression communal religion not checked —
All eight people arrested for looting temple offerings are close associates of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, and were placed in the offering-counting work on their recommendation. nepotistic temple hiring communal religion not checked —
The SIT's preliminary investigation has found Champat Rai and Anil Mishra also culpable in the Ram Mandir theft case. Ram Mandir theft probe communal religion not checked —
In the Pune Ketan Agrawal murder case, the anchor opines that whether the accused Siya Goyal drank or partied is an irrelevant question; the only question is whether she murdered her fiancé. Pune fiancé murder crime not checked —
Large quantities of drugs and Pakistani boats have been seized multiple times in the Kutch region, which is why illegal encroachments there are being removed on security grounds. coastal security encroachment pakistan security not checked —
In Kutch, Gujarat, authorities cleared encroachments on over 100 acres of government land near Kandla port and 400 hectares of forest land, removing illegal structures at 89 sites including 27 religious structures, 49 commercial places and 13 other buildings. Kandla encroachment removal governance economy not checked —
At a Jaipur paramedical exam centre, the college operator took money from 45 students guaranteeing passes and organized open mass cheating under a tent with projectors, blackboards and teachers dictating answers; four people were arrested and the exam was cancelled. exam mass cheating education not checked —
In Bengal an arrest order was issued against Humayun Kabir for inflammatory speeches on June 8 at Shaktipur and June 26 at Rejinagar, he was served notice to appear at two police stations, and three organizers of his event have been arrested. Humayun Kabir arrest governance economy not checked —
The anchor opines that Eknath Shinde is proactive in courting and breaking away rival legislators while Uddhav Thackeray is lax and meets people rarely, which keeps hurting him. Uddhav vs Shinde governance economy not checked —
Uddhav Thackeray's close aide Sachin Ahir defected today to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and filed his nomination as Shinde's candidate for Legislative Council deputy chairman. Shiv Sena defection governance economy not checked —
Samajwadi Party chief whip Kamal Akhtar resigned amid a feud with Moradabad MP Ruchi Veera, after Akhilesh Yadav summoned both to Lucknow on June 25 where they clashed in front of him. SP internal feud governance economy not checked —