Woman saying she has 18 children does not hail from the Muslim community

A video of a woman’s interview where she reveals she has given birth to 18 children is circulating widely on social media platforms. The woman tells the interviewer that her children have a right to food and education. Several people have identified the woman as ‘Razia’. A user named Kiran Jain shared the clip on Twitter. (Archive link)

रज़िया बानो ने 18 बच्चे कितने सालों में पैदा
किये होंगे भक्तों.?? सही जवाब देने वाले को
हमारा फोलो मिलेगा 🤔😊😯 pic.twitter.com/wW0OWGRcs6

— किरन जैन ( देशभक्त ) 🇮🇳 🚩 (@JainKiran6) August 12, 2021

Facebook user ‘Baba Bhakt’ also posted the footage, where it amassed more than 1,800 views at the time of writing. (Archive link)

Facebook page ’24 hours today news’ shared the clip with a communal spin as well. (Archive link)

Twitter handle ‘@humlogindia‘ also promoted the video. Replying to their own post, this user pointed out that people with more family members take a greater share of ration home.

आप किसी करीबी राशन दुकान पर जाकर जरुर देखिए जहां हमारे लोग राशन थैलियों में भरकर ले जाते दिखाई देंगे वहीं विशेष समुदाय के लोग क्विंटलों अनाज की बोरी ठेलों पर लादकर ..
मोदीजी का मुफ्त राशन

— हम लोग We The People (@humlogindia) August 7, 2021

The visuals are widespread on Facebook and Twitter.

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VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal tweeted the video sans the claim that the woman is Muslim. Fake News website Postcard News founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde also promoted the clip. Most viewers have believed the woman hails from the Muslim community.

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Fact-check

In the top right corner of the video, the acronym ‘FT’ can be spotted.

Alt News performed a keyword search on YouTube and found a video posted by Fire TV on July 27, 2021. This is a longer version of the viral clip. In the beginning of the footage, at the 0:22 mark, the woman tells the interviewer that her name is Ramshree. Further, at the 2:35 mark, she describes herself as a Kurmi, which is a Hindu caste. The Kurmi community has a large population in Uttar Pradesh.

To sum it up, a video of a woman saying she has 18 children was shared on social media with a false communal angle. False claims suggested the woman’s name is ‘Razia’. Tasteless comments called her a ‘Jihadan’.