

{"id":21375,"date":"2018-10-25T20:21:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=21375"},"modified":"2019-03-22T19:34:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T14:04:14","slug":"bjp-makes-factual-errors-while-fact-checking-rahul-gandhis-tweet-on-global-hunger-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-makes-factual-errors-while-fact-checking-rahul-gandhis-tweet-on-global-hunger-index\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP makes factual errors while &#8216;fact-checking&#8217; Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s tweet on Global Hunger Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party posted a fact-checking video on October 25, claiming that Rahul Gandhi <em>&#8220;peddled fake news on India&#8217;s ranking in the Global Hunger Index.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rahul Gandhi peddles fakes news to be in news. His lie on India&#8217;s ranking in the Global Hunger Index is busted here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RLaQpF2hPO\">pic.twitter.com\/RLaQpF2hPO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP (@BJP4India) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India\/status\/1055391600405168128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>BJP was referring to the Congress President&#8217;s October 15 tweet where he shared a\u00a0<em>Dainik Bhaskar\u00a0<\/em>report. According to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhaskar.com\/national\/news\/global-hunger-index-2018-india-ranks-103rd-out-of-119-countries-5969719.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a>, India&#8217;s GHI ranking fell from 55 to 103 from 2014 to 2018. This is incorrect and was fact-checked by Alt News in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-india-fall-from-55-to-103-in-global-hunger-index-rankings-between-2014-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">earlier article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u091a\u094c\u0915\u0940\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u0923 \u0916\u0942\u092c \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e,<br \/>\n\u092a\u0947\u091f \u0915\u093e \u0906\u0938\u0928 \u092d\u0942\u0932 \u0917\u092f\u0947\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u094b\u0917-\u092d\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u092c \u0916\u0942\u092c \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e,<br \/>\n\u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0930\u093e\u0936\u0928 \u092d\u0942\u0932 \u0917\u092f\u0947\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RTlyKbKeZl\">https:\/\/t.co\/RTlyKbKeZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahulGandhi\/status\/1051759663308521472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party&#8217;s fact-check was progressing rather smoothly until they compared the 2008 and 2018 GHI scores and claimed that the country has witnessed an improvement. The video said that India&#8217;s 2008 score was 35.6 and in 2018, this number stood at 31.1. BJP implied that the country&#8217;s index score has improved by 4.5 points (a lower GHI score implies better performance) in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21377 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/GHI-2008.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/GHI-2008.png 604w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/GHI-2008-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/GHI-2008-430x420.png 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, the party got it wrong.<\/p>\n<h2><b>GHI data cannot be compared with previous years&#8217; reports\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>BJP picked up the 35.6 value from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalhungerindex.org\/pdf\/en\/2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GHI 2017 report<\/a> and compared it with India&#8217;s 2018 GHI index score, which is 31.1. However, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalhungerindex.org\/pdf\/en\/2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 report<\/a>\u00a0clearly mentions that\u00a0GHI scores are comparable within each year\u2019s report, but <strong>not between different years\u2019 reports<\/strong> because every year the scores are revised.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21387 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/score.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/score.png 433w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/score-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/score-373x420.png 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2018 report also states that\u00a0<em>&#8220;each report includes GHI scores and indicator data for three reference years in addition to the focus year. In this report, 2018 GHI scores can be directly compared with the GHI scores given for three reference years\u20142000, 2005, and 2010.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Contrastingly, the 2017 report included the reference years 1992, 2000 and 2008.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21401 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/year-e1540472804200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1164\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/year-e1540472804200.jpeg 1164w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/year-e1540472804200-300x49.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/year-e1540472804200-768x125.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/year-e1540472804200-1024x166.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/year-e1540472804200-696x113.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/year-e1540472804200-1068x173.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The revised 2008 data in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalhungerindex.org\/pdf\/en\/2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 report<\/a> was 35.6 and BJP compared this score with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalhungerindex.org\/pdf\/en\/2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">current year&#8217;s score<\/a> (31.1) to show an improvement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21391\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21391 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/hunger.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/hunger.png 426w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/hunger-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GHI 2017 report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GHI ranks\/scores are based on a plethora of factors and comparison of previous years&#8217; reports does not arrive at an accurate conclusion. This is because a country&#8217;s deteriorated ranking does not necessarily imply a fall in its index score, and vice-versa. For instance, India&#8217;s GHI score in 2017 was 31.4 and its current score is 31.1. Even with the 0.3 point improvement, India\u2019s rank came down three places. This can be attributed to various factors, including a better performance by other countries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21379 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880-300x127.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880-768x324.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880-1024x432.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880-696x294.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880-1068x451.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/index-e1540465998880-995x420.jpeg 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, as GHI clarifies, previous years&#8217; index scores are comparable within the same report. BJP could have only referred to the 2018 report and compared the revised index scores of 2000, 2005 or 2010 and compared it with the current year&#8217;s score (31.1) to show an improvement. Instead, the party picked up data from an entirely different report.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21416\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21416 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/india-love.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/india-love.png 425w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/india-love-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GHI 2018 report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Misleading information that India&#8217;s hunger level is &#8220;not alarming&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another misleading information provided by BJP&#8217;s in its fact-check video was terming India&#8217;s current Global Hunger Index score of 31.1 as &#8220;not alarming&#8221;. All countries with a score above 34.9 have an &#8220;alarming&#8221; level of hunger but this does not imply that scores below 34.9 are &#8220;not alarming&#8221;. India&#8217;s 2018 GHI score is at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalhungerindex.org\/india.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;high end of the serious category&#8221;<\/a>. The GHI 2018 report categorises index scores 20.0 to 34.9 as &#8220;serious&#8221; levels of hunger.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21392 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218.png 1191w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218-696x293.png 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218-1068x449.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/alarm-e1540471466218-998x420.png 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/>While attempting to &#8216;fact-check&#8217; Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party itself made factual errors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party posted a fact-checking video on October 25, claiming that Rahul Gandhi &#8220;peddled fake news on India&#8217;s ranking in the Global Hunger Index.&#8221; Rahul Gandhi peddles fakes news to be in news. His lie on India&#8217;s ranking in the Global Hunger Index is busted here. pic.twitter.com\/RLaQpF2hPO \u2014 BJP (@BJP4India) October 25, 2018 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":21412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[141],"class_list":["post-21375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-politics"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BJP makes factual errors while &#039;fact-checking&#039; Rahul Gandhi&#039;s tweet on Global Hunger Index - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BJP makes factual errors while &#039;fact-checking&#039; Rahul Gandhi&#039;s tweet on Global Hunger Index - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Bharatiya Janata Party posted a fact-checking video on October 25, claiming that Rahul Gandhi &#8220;peddled fake news on India&#8217;s ranking in the Global Hunger Index.&#8221; Rahul Gandhi peddles fakes news to be in news. 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