I determine a distance to the Fornax dwarf galaxy using stars in the red clump and at the tip of the red giant branch .
They are in very good agreement , with \mu _ { 0 } = 20.66 mag .
Comparing the magnitudes of the tip of the red giant branch and of the red clump in Fornax , Carina and the Magellanic Clouds , I propose a possible solution to the problem of the discrepancy between these two types of distance measurements .