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He singled out stories from The Free Press that he argues failed fact checks, including one on undernourishment deaths in Gaza and another involving a trans-family whistleblower in Missouri.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

The prevalence of undernourishment as measured by the U.N. agencies was 9.1% in 2021, better than the 14.3% in 2000 but up slightly from 2020.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023

A recent report found that the pandemic caused an immediate spike in undernourishment both globally and regionally in 2020, primarily related to people losing their jobs or experiencing a reduction in work hours amid lockdowns.

From Scientific American • Feb. 17, 2022

After decades of steady decline, the prevalence of undernourishment around the world has been increasing over the last several years, driven by factors including conflict, economic insecurity, and weather shocks related to climate change.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2020

Scientific men began to set us straight and to give undernourishment a technical meaning,—soft bones, flabby tissue, under size, anæmia.

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.