Incorrect figures were presented on the fertility rate of the Muslim community
Fake news and totally fake videos go viral every day on social media. People easily believe such news and pass it on. People should be careful with these fake news. Meanwhile, a post discussing the fertility rate based on religion is going viral on social media platform X. In addition to this, citing the fertility rate figures in the post, it has been stated why a “Population Control Law” is necessary in the country as soon as possible. When we investigated it, we discovered that the claim being made is false. In this, the figures of the fertility rate of the Muslim community have been misstated.
What does the publication state?
The post shared on That is why we need a population control law as soon as possible. The publication claims that the religion-based fertility rate in India is as follows:-
Hindu- 1.94
Muslim- 4.4
Sikh- 1.61
Christian- 1.88
Jain- 1.6
Buddhist- 1.39
image of the publication that goes viral
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What information came to light in the fact check?
When we compared the data provided in this post with the 2019-2021 NFHS report to investigate the viral claim, we found many discrepancies in them. In the viral post, the fertility rate of Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Jains and Buddhists is correct, while the fertility rate of Muslims has been manipulated. The latest NFHS report puts the fertility rate of Muslims at 2.36.
Fifth NFHS Report (2019-22) See.
After looking at old NFHS reports, we found that the fertility figures for Muslims given in the viral post match the 1992-93 figures. The following table compares fertility rates by religion in the first and fifth NFHS reports.
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This shows that the data of Muslims in the viral claim was taken from the first NFHS report (1992-93), while the fertility rate data of Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Jains and Buddhists was taken from NFHS-5 from 2019-2021. And then it is combined and shared after editing on social media. Although the fertility rate of the Muslim community is higher than that of other religions even in the NFHS-5, analysis of the data shows that the fertility rate of the Muslim community has decreased the most.
conclusion: Based on the facts of the investigation, we found that the claim made in the shared post is false. We have discovered that there has been some manipulation between the old data and the new. The claims have been edited based on old and new reporting.
Claim Review: Incorrect figures are presented about the fertility rate of the Muslim community and the community claim goes viral
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(Disclaimer: This fact check was originally done by Boom Live, republished by India TV with the help of Shakti Collective)
