The graphic presents a bundle of highly specific, inflammatory “stats” about Muslims in the UK. Only two elements can be substantiated with high-quality, official sources: (1) Muslims are about 6.5% of the population in England and Wales (2021 Census), which is close to the graphic’s “7%” framing; and (2) Muslims are about 18.2% of the prison population in England and Wales (HMPPS, as at 31 March 2024), matching the graphic’s “18%”. The remaining headline figures (44% unemployed; 30% with birth defects; 63% involved in terror attacks; 84% involved in child gang-rapes) are not supported by authoritative UK-wide evidence in the form stated, and at least some appear to be common misuses of either outdated/non-comparable measures or non-representative/contested reports. Where the graphic is close to a real statistic (e.g., social housing), it omits scope, denominator, and geography, producing a misleading impression.

What checked out (3)

• Muslims are ~6.5% of the population in England and Wales (2021 Census), which is broadly consistent with the graphic’s “7% population” when rounded.
• Muslims are ~18.2% of the prison population in England and Wales (as at 31 March 2024), consistent with the graphic’s “18% of prison population”.
• Muslim-identifying people in England and Wales have the highest share living in “social rented” housing at 26.6% (Census 2021 analysis), broadly consistent with the graphic’s “27% live in social housing” (noting definition/geography differences).

• “44% unemployed” (Muslims in the UK).
• “30% with birth defects” (Muslims in the UK).
• “63% involved in terror attacks” (Muslims in the UK).
• “84% involved in child gang-rapes” (Muslims in the UK).
• “7% population” for the entire UK (UK-wide figure not directly established from the England & Wales 2021 Census alone; the graphic does not specify geography/year).

Confidence

Medium — Confidence is medium because the key checkable demographic/prison/housing claims are supported by strong primary sources (ONS Census 2021; HMPPS 2023/24), allowing reliable adjudication for those items. However, multiple high-impact claims in the image are either undefined (e.g., ‘involved’) or appear to require national datasets that are not clearly available by religion in the form asserted; these therefore remain unverified rather than being decisively refuted.

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