Posts spread false claims on declining Italian birth rate

Capitalizing on concerns about an aging population, users on multiple social media platforms claim no babies have been born in Italy over the past three months. This is false; while the country's birth rate is declining, data show there have been thousands of newborns in 2023 -- and several newspapers have reported such announcements.

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