“IMF estimates a 1.9% GDP growth in India for the year 2020, the highest in 2020 among major economies”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
According to the projections released by IMF in the month of April 2020, India’s GDP is expected to grow at 1.9% in 2020, whereas the revised estimates released by IMF in the month of June 2020 predict India to witness a negative growth rate of -4.2%
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157825050037183&set=a.10150121807782183&type=3&…
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