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

609 claims
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
Japan became the first country in Asia to industrialize. Japan industrialization international not checked —
A famous film called The Last Samurai was released in 2003 about samurai warriors, and parts of it were shot in Japan. The Last Samurai film entertainment sports not checked —
The samurai were an elite warrior class who fought for Japan's feudal lords. samurai warrior class international not checked —
In 1868 the Meiji Restoration took place in Japan, meaning the emperor's rule was restored and the old feudal system ended. Meiji Restoration international not checked —
Under the Sakoku policy, Japan was fully closed to foreign nationals, trade was strictly controlled, and Japan traded only with a few select countries. Sakoku trade restrictions international not checked —
At the start of the 18th century, Japan almost completely cut itself off from the outside world under a policy called Sakoku. Sakoku isolation policy international inaccurate 85.0%
Japan is today the world's fourth-largest economy. Japan economy ranking international inaccurate 60.0%
Since PM Modi came to power, India's closeness with Japan has increased even further. India-Japan ties under Modi international not checked —
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%
Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi arrived in India today on a three-day visit — her first to India as prime minister — and will meet PM Modi on 2 July for the India-Japan annual summit, with talks on chip supply chains, AI and critical minerals. India-Japan summit international not checked —
Shortly after Trump's crypto company World Liberty Financial signed a letter of intent with the Pakistan Crypto Council, Pakistan received an IMF loan, and a few months later the US signed a critical minerals deal with Pakistan. Trump-Pakistan crypto deal pakistan security not checked —
About 69% of Trump's total income last year came from crypto versus only 25% from his golf and resort businesses, and per Forbes his net worth is currently about ₹57,000 crore. Trump income breakdown international not checked —
Donald Trump earned about ₹13,300 crore from crypto business last year, and per a Reuters investigation his family earned about ₹21,850 crore from crypto between his becoming president and April this year. Trump crypto earnings international not checked —
In the Ketan Agarwal murder case, police today took accused Chetan to Lohagad fort and recreated the crime scene for about 2.5 hours, having him push a dummy matching Ketan's weight into the 300-400 feet deep gorge, and also conducted a gait analysis. Ketan Agarwal murder probe crime not checked —
It is possible that Ram Mandir devotees actually donate as much as at other temples but the donations were being stolen, which would explain the low per-devotee average; this should be investigated. donation theft hypothesis crime not checked —
Ayodhya's Ram Mandir received about 7 crore devotees in a year but only ₹153 crore in donations — an average of just ₹20-30 per devotee, far lower than Tirupati (~₹644), Vaishno Devi and Shirdi. donation discrepancy crime not checked —
The Ram Mandir's donation-counting system, rather than preventing theft, was effectively helping the thieves — the entire system was unprofessional. temple donation system crime not checked —
The UP government today extended by 15 days the tenure of the SIT (formed on 13 June) probing the Ram Mandir donation theft, and about 400 private security guards connected to temple security are now also being investigated. SIT probe extension crime not checked —
In the Ram Mandir theft case, UP Police told the court it has recovered about ₹78 lakh from seven accused, including from accused Avinash Shukla around 1,100 US dollars, about 11 grams of gold and 169 grams of silver. Ram Mandir theft recovery crime not checked —
Before 2014, majority Hindus in India were cast as the 'elder brother' expected to forgive every mistake of minority Muslims, and this appeasement politics ran in the country until 2014. minority appeasement politics communal religion not checked —
The Indian government's stand remains that Operation Sindoor is not over and is still ongoing; if Pakistan attacks India again, Operation Sindoor will resume. Operation Sindoor status pakistan security not checked —
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%