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2023-05-15 16:45:00 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Nina overstates the rate of food insecurity in the US. The USDA definition of food security here https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/definitions-of-food-security/ According to the USDA in '21 10.2% of households were food insecure. https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/key-statistics-graphics/#:~:text=Food%2Dinsecure%20households%20include%20those,from%2010.5%20percent%20in%202020. Nina is quoting the Urban Institute which uses a far more expansive definition of food insecurity than USDA https://www.urban.org/research/publication/inflation-squeezed-family-budgets-food-insecurity-increased-between-2021-and-2022

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• Nina overstates the rate of food insecurity in the US. The USDA definition of food security here https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/definitions-of-food-security/ According to the USDA in '21 10.2% of households were food insecure. https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/key-statistics-graphics/#:~:text=Food%2Dinsecure%20households%20include%20those,from%2010.5%20percent%20in%202020. Nina is quoting the Urban Institute which uses a far more expansive definition of food insecurity than USDA https://www.urban.org/research/publication/inflation-squeezed-family-budgets-food-insecurity-increased-between-2021-and-2022