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

478 claims · filtered from 609
Claims from this anchor, newest first.
ClaimTopicVerdictConf.
India-Japan relations are considered very good, there has been a long-standing friendship, and since PM Modi came to power India's closeness with Japan has increased even further. India-Japan friendship international not checked —
India and Japan will discuss key issues including making the chip supply chain more secure and robust, increasing cooperation in AI, and expanding partnership in critical minerals. chips AI minerals cooperation international not checked —
This is her first visit to India since becoming Prime Minister, and she will meet Prime Minister Modi on July 2. Modi-Takaichi meeting international not checked —
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in India today on a three-day visit to participate in the India-Japan annual summit. Japan PM India visit international not checked —
Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi arrived in India today on a three-day visit for the India-Japan annual summit, her first as PM; she will meet PM Modi on 2 July to discuss semiconductor supply chains, AI cooperation and critical-minerals partnership. 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 brought personally by Pakistan's PM and army chief to the White House. US-Pakistan crypto dealings international not checked —
Trump and his family launched the crypto platform World Liberty Financial in September 2024, a Trump-branded crypto coin was launched on 17 January 2025, and just three days later on 20 January Trump was sworn in as US president — the basis of conflict-of-interest allegations. Trump conflict of interest international not checked —
Per his own disclosure, 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 since he became president through April this year; roughly 69% of his income now comes from crypto versus 25% from golf and resorts. Trump crypto earnings international not checked —
In the Pune Ketan Agarwal murder case it is almost clear the accused Chetan pushed Ketan off Lohagad fort on 18 June; police today recreated the crime scene with Chetan for about 2.5 hours, throwing a dummy of Ketan's weight into the 300-400 feet gorge and conducting gait analysis. Lohagad murder case crime not checked —
It is possible that Ram Mandir devotees are actually donating as much as at other temples but the difference was being stolen; this should be investigated. suspected donation theft crime not checked —
Ram Mandir got about 7 crore devotees annually but only ₹153 crore in offerings (₹20-30 per devotee), far below Tirupati (₹1,600 crore from 2.5 crore devotees), Vaishno Devi (₹231 crore from 95 lakh) and Shirdi (₹660 crore from 3 crore). temple donation comparison communal religion not checked —
The Ram Mandir's donation-counting system — broken no-pocket dress rules, CCTV blind spots, cash diverted before bank deposit, unsupervised outsourced staff, and lax frisking — was effectively helping the thieves rather than preventing theft. temple security lapses crime not checked —
The Ram Mandir has 40 donation boxes, receives on average 75,000 to 1 lakh devotees daily, and in 2024-25 received ₹153 crore in donations. Ram Mandir donations communal religion not checked —
The UP government extended by 15 days the term of the SIT (formed 13 June) probing the Ram Mandir offering theft; eight people have been arrested and about 400 private security guards are now under investigation. Ram Mandir theft probe crime not checked —
In the Ram Mandir donation-theft case, UP Police told the court it has recovered about ₹78 lakh from seven accused, including about ₹20 lakh, 1,100 US dollars, 11 grams of gold and 159 grams of silver from accused Avinash Shukla. Ram Mandir theft recovery crime not checked —
Before 2014, a 'big brother' narrative told majority Hindus to forgive every fault of minority Muslims, and this appeasement politics mirrored India's forgiving posture toward Pakistan. appeasement narrative communal religion not checked —
The Indian government's stand is that Operation Sindoor is not over and still ongoing; if Pakistan attacks India again, Operation Sindoor will resume. Operation Sindoor status pakistan security not checked —
In April last year, Pakistani terrorists in Pahalgam killed 26 tourists after asking them their religion. Pahalgam terror attack pakistan security not checked —
After the January 2016 Pathankot airbase terror attack India stopped all dialogue with Pakistan, and that freeze has now lasted about 10 years. Pathankot dialogue freeze pakistan security not checked —
In 2002, as Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi wrote several letters to the central government saying India was not using its full share under the Indus Waters Treaty and suggesting diverting western-river water toward eastern rivers for dry states like Gujarat. Modi water diversion letters pakistan security not checked —
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in Karachi in September 1960 by PM Jawaharlal Nehru and Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, with the World Bank as mediator and co-signatory. 1960 treaty signing pakistan security not checked —
Under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan received the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab and India the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej — about 80% of the six rivers' water went to Pakistan and 20% to India — and India has used only about 20% of even its permitted share. Indus water share pakistan security not checked —
With the Indus Waters Treaty suspended, India is not sharing with Pakistan information on dam/barrage water releases, river flow data, or flood warnings. IWT suspension effects pakistan security not checked —
The Indian signatories are effectively batting for Pakistan and have been 'reactivated' by Pakistan; they are running an 'aman ki dukaan' (shop of peace) that harms India. pro-Pakistan lobby pakistan security not checked —
Pakistan has instructed its old sympathizers based in India to run a new campaign to restart India-Pakistan dialogue (i.e., the letter is a Pakistani ploy). Pakistani influence campaign pakistan security not checked —