Claim: The number of births in Australia plummeted by 70 per cent in December 2021.
Fact-check: Former MP misleads with births figure claim
Verdict: misleading. the claim compares finalised data with provisional figures and doesn't take into account a lag in birth registrations.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Joanna Guelas
Date published: 2022-11-18T00:00:00