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

268 claims · filtered from 376
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
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 —
At his Bareilly event, when Swami Abhimukteshwaranand asked supporters of his cow-as-Rashtramata campaign to raise hands, only four people did, and he walked out of the program midway in anger. cow Rashtramata campaign communal religion not checked —
Yogi Adityanath acted immediately on the donation theft by forming an SIT and filing an FIR based on its probe, without trying to shield or frame anyone. Yogi SIT action governance economy not checked —
The anchor suggests the Ram Mandir should have a professional CEO, trustees with banking and administrative expertise, a Tirupati-style transparent counting system, and an independent chief vigilance officer. temple administration reform communal religion not checked —
On July 6, Champat Rai and Anil Mishra will be removed from the Ram Mandir Trust and three new trustees will be appointed. trustee removal communal religion not checked —
Radio operations officer Arjun Dev, posted in Ayodhya for 17 years and responsible for monitoring all 1,600 CCTV cameras at the Ram Mandir campus, was transferred to Gorakhpur after the SIT questioned him; he was a close friend of accused Tinnu Yadav and close to Champat Rai. CCTV officer transfer crime not checked —
Today Faizabad police, with court permission, questioned accused Avinash Shukla in jail for about two hours; ₹58 lakh had been recovered from his house on June 5. accused jail interrogation crime not checked —
Champat Rai ruled the temple unchallenged because most trust members are very elderly or unwell, leaving Champat Rai and Anil Mishra to run all trust affairs and change rules as they pleased. trust governance failure communal religion not checked —
For about one and a half years the RSS and VHP repeatedly asked Champat Rai to build a proper system and appoint experts, but he remained adamant. ignored reform advice communal religion not checked —
Mint Corporation of India staff stayed about one and a half months at the temple for valuation of gold and silver, but Champat Rai sent them away claiming their cost was too high. Mint valuers removed communal religion not checked —
The cash theft began during the Kumbh Mela, averaging around ₹5 lakh per day, and by the time the matter came to light on June 4 an estimated over ₹4 crore had been stolen. theft scale estimate communal religion not checked —