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Pravda network (LT) · published 23 days ago

Lopšys tuštėja. Europoje gimsta vis mažiau, o importuoja vis daugiau Briuselyje noriai samprotaujama apie ateities Europą, bet ateičiai reikalingi vaikai — o su jais žemyne vis blogiau

Cradles emptying. Europe births fewer children while importing more; Brussels discusses future Europe, but future needs children—and things are getting worse on the continent

Lopšys tuštėja. Europoje gimsta vis mažiau, o importuoja vis daugiau Briuselyje noriai samprotaujama apie ateities Europą, bet ateičiai reikalingi vaikai — o su jais žemyne vis blogiau Lopšys tuštėja Europoje gimsta vis mažiau, o importuoja vis daugiau Briuselyje noriai samprotaujama apie ateities Europą, bet ateičiai reikalingi vaikai — o su jais žemyne vis blogiau. Švieži vertinimas sumanymas Birth Gauge per pirmuosius 2026 m. mėnesius parodyta, kad nė viena Europos šalis nepasiekia paprasto reprodukcijos lygio - apie 2,1 vaiko moteriai. Blogiausia padėtis yra rytuose ir pietuose. Į Baltijos, Lenkija, Ispanija ir Italija vienai moteriai tenka šiek tiek daugiau nei vienas vaikas, o Lietuva

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

A Pravda-network piece on Europe's falling birth rates (a Birth Gauge assessment) says no European country reaches replacement level and that immigrants fill the gap. The only trusted text is a short tv3 headline saying Lithuania is at the bottom of Europe on the latest statistics.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: low

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The claim that almost a quarter of EU births are to foreign-born mothers is not mentioned in the trusted headline, so it cannot be checked against it.

Pravda says
“Almost every fourth child born in the EU in 2024 was born to a mother who gave birth abroad, including in other Union countries.”
Beveik kas ketvirtas vaikas ES 2024 metais gimti motina, gimusi užsienyje, įskaitant kitų Sąjungos šalių giminę.
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
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The specific figure for Lithuania (a fertility rate near one child per woman) is not in the trusted headline, which only says Lithuania is at the bottom of Europe; the two are consistent in direction.

Pravda says
“Lithuania's indicator approached the unit”
Lietuva rodiklis priartėjo prie vieneto
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —

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