Satyameter Evidence-linked accuracy tracking for Indian TV news

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Sudhir Chaudhary

DD News Decode Hindi
94.6% 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 94.6%

95% confidence interval 88–98%

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.
. 92 checked of 447 checkable · 609 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.
 92/447

Verdict mix

131 of 609 extracted claims checked

131 of 609 extracted claims checked.

Coverage profile

Share of extracted claims by topic — click to drill in
pakistan security 31% international 20% crime 18% communal religion 7% governance economy 6% entertainment sports 6% science tech 5% other 2% opposition attack 2% environment 1% agriculture rural 0% infrastructure transport 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 120 claims →
Individuals 120 System & institutions 33 Government 3 Opposition 30 Foreign actor 144 Media 3

Flagged claims

Judged inaccurate or misleading in the checked sample

Episodes analysed

89 broadcasts

All claims & verdicts

117 claims · filtered from 609
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960; under it Pakistan receives the waters of the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers, while India got rights over the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers. treaty river allocation pakistan security accurate 98.0%
Because the treaty is suspended, India is currently not sharing with Pakistan information on when it will release water from its dams and barrages, full river-flow data, or important flood warnings. data sharing halt pakistan security accurate 90.0%
Bilawal had also said that if India stopped the Indus river's water, there would be war between the two countries. Bilawal war warning pakistan security accurate 90.0%
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had said that either Pakistan's water will flow in the Indus or India's blood will flow. Bilawal water threat pakistan security accurate 95.0%
After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam last year, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty. IWT suspension pakistan security accurate 97.0%
The Indian government's stated position is that Operation Sindoor, launched after the Pahalgam attack, has not ended and is still ongoing. Operation Sindoor status pakistan security accurate 90.0%
The letter urging talks with Pakistan does not mention even once how people in Pahalgam were killed after being asked their religion. peace letter omissions pakistan security accurate 72.0%
Terrorist attacks occurred in Uri in 2016 and Pulwama in 2019, and in April last year Pakistani terrorists killed 26 tourists in Pahalgam after asking their religion. Uri Pulwama Pahalgam attacks pakistan security accurate 95.0%
After the January 2016 terrorist attack on the Pathankot airforce station in Punjab, India stopped all forms of dialogue with Pakistan, and that suspension has now lasted about 10 years. Pathankot dialogue suspension pakistan security accurate 65.0%
India's stated policy on Pakistan is that talks and terror cannot go together. talks-terror policy pakistan security accurate 95.0%
About 69% of Trump's total income last year came from crypto, while his older golf and resort businesses contributed only 25%. Trump income breakdown international accurate 75.0%
A Reuters investigation found that since Trump became president last year, his family earned ₹21,850 crore from the crypto business up to April this year. Trump family crypto earnings international accurate 80.0%
According to Trump's own income disclosure, he earned ₹13,300 crore from the crypto business last year. Trump crypto income international accurate 78.0%
During his 2024 election campaign, Donald Trump presented himself as the 'crypto president' and a pro-crypto leader. Trump crypto campaign promise international accurate 95.0%
A new allegation against Trump is that while he was making pro-cryptocurrency policies as US President, he was simultaneously investing heavily in cryptocurrency himself. Trump crypto conflict of interest international accurate 72.0%
The talks will cover making supply chains more secure and robust, increasing cooperation in AI, and expanding partnership in critical minerals. India-Japan summit agenda international accurate 90.0%
This is her first visit to India since becoming Prime Minister, and she will meet PM Modi on July 2. Takaichi Modi meeting international accurate 88.0%
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in India today on a three-day visit to attend the India-Japan annual summit. Japan PM India visit international accurate 90.0%
Last April in Pahalgam, Pakistani terrorists killed 26 tourists after asking them their religion. Pahalgam terror attack pakistan security accurate 90.0%
After the January 2016 terrorist attack on the Pathankot airbase, India stopped all dialogue with Pakistan, and that freeze has now lasted about 10 years. dialogue freeze since Pathankot pakistan security accurate 60.0%
India has used only about 20% of the water and power-generation rights it was entitled to under the treaty, and the government is currently building a Chenab-Beas link tunnel to divert Chenab water to other rivers. India's water utilization pakistan security accurate 70.0%
Under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan received the waters of the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab while India got the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej — roughly 80% of the six rivers' total water went to Pakistan and only 20% to India. Indus Waters Treaty terms pakistan security accurate 92.0%
After India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that either Pakistan's water would flow in the Indus or India's blood would, and that stopping the water would mean war. Bilawal war threat pakistan security accurate 90.0%
Indian signatories of the letter include former RAW chief A.S. Dulat, former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mehbooba Mufti, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Manoj Jha; Pakistani signatories include former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri and former diplomat Ashraf Jehangir Qazi. letter signatory names pakistan security accurate 95.0%
61 signatories from India and 56 from Pakistan — politicians, intellectuals, social workers and former diplomats — signed the joint letter. letter signatory count pakistan security accurate 90.0%