“The Modi government is responsible for 89.3 per cent debt-to-GDP ratio projected by the IMF for India”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Oct 2020.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
India’s 89.3 per cent debt-to-GDP ratio projected by the IMF for the year 2020 includes both the debts of Central Government and State Governments. So, the Modi government (at the Center) and the governments at the State level are both responsible for the debt position
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=833814277451190&set=gm.3995014907193781&type=3&th…
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.