{"id":14496,"date":"2026-04-08T20:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=14496"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:59:28","slug":"daniel-matamala-highlights-key-error-by-javier-macaya-el-ciudadano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=14496","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Matamala Highlights Key Error by Javier Macaya El Ciudadano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-parapraph=\"0\">Original article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elciudadano.com\/chile\/senador-esta-comparando-peras-con-manzanas-daniel-matamala-dejo-en-evidencia-insolito-error-de-javier-macaya-en-posteo-sobre-la-inflacion\/04\/08\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00abSenador, est\u00e1 comparando peras con manzanas\u00bb: Daniel Matamala dej\u00f3 en evidencia ins\u00f3lito \u00aberror\u00bb de Javier Macaya en posteo sobre la inflaci\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p data-parapraph=\"1\">On April 8, Senator Javier Macaya (UDI) confidently took to the social media platform X to discuss inflation, comparing the rate recorded in Chile for March with that of other countries.<\/p>\n<p data-parapraph=\"2\">\u00abData defeats narrative,\u00bb the right-wing lawmaker stated, before presenting the following figures: \u00abChile 1.0% in March. Lula\u2019s Brazil 3.8%. Sheinbaum\u2019s Mexico 4.0%. UK\u2019s Starmer 3.0%. More subsidies, more inflation equals.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p data-parapraph=\"3\">\u00abThe OECD clearly states: the war increased inflation by 1.2 points. Oil doesn\u2019t distinguish political colors,\u00bb Macaya added.<\/p>\n<p data-parapraph=\"4\">However, just minutes later, journalist Daniel Matamala provided the critical counterpoint, pointing out that the UDI senator was comparing Chile\u2019s monthly inflation rate to the accumulated inflation rates over 12 months from the other mentioned countries.<\/p>\n<p data-parapraph=\"5\">\u00abSenator, you\u2019re comparing apples to oranges; the monthly inflation of Chile with the annual inflation (accumulated over the last 12 months) of Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom,\u00bb Matamala remarked, exposing Javier Macaya\u2019s significant oversight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elciudadano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Posteo-Macaya-inflacion.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elciudadano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Posteo-Macaya-inflacion.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.elciudadano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Posteo-Macaya-inflacion-640x401.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.elciudadano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Posteo-Macaya-inflacion-360x225.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Senador, est\u00e1 comparando peras con manzanas; la inflaci\u00f3n mensual de Chile con la inflaci\u00f3n anual (acumulada en los \u00faltimos 12 meses) de Brasil, M\u00e9xico y Reino Unido. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Matamala (@DMatamala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMatamala\/status\/2041952736724267462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-parapraph=\"6\">El Ciudadano<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v14.0&#038;appId=91647977268&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"oICed85h\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Original article: \u00abSenador, est\u00e1 comparando peras con manzanas\u00bb: Daniel Matamala dej\u00f3 en&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.elciudadano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Posteo-Macaya-inflacion.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internacionales-2"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}