Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse laments how people have ‘stopped making babies’

Nypost · Apr 28, 2026 · 401 words · By Fox News

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Ben Sasse laments how people have ‘stopped making babies’ Former Nebraska Sen.

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What happened

Ben Sasse laments how people have ‘stopped making babies’ Former Nebraska Sen.

Why it matters

Ben Sasse lamented how current generations have “stopped having babies” despite living in a richer world.

Common ground

“What in the world is happening with the natalism crisis?” Sasse asked on “60 Minutes Overtime” Sunday.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Causal Oversimplification, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Causal Oversimplification 70% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “shared in December 2025 that he was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer”

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While one source mentions he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer 'six months ago', the specific date of 'December 2025' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided search results (which include irrelevant results for Ben 10 and Ben Azelart). However, the diagnosis itself is mentioned in another source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ben 10 is an American science fiction superhero media franchise conceived by Man of Action and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. division of Warner Bros. Discovery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_10

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 2021 · TikTok video from Ben Azelart (@benazelart): “This game was intense😂 would you have failed or passed?”. Sing Or Swim. Sing or swim 🎤 😬original sound - Ben Azelart.
https://www.tiktok.com/@benazelart/video/6984118495667604742

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web search NEUTRAL — The Surprise Youtuber is Ben Azelart who Helped Rebecca Zamolo with her balance. It all started when Rebecca Zamolo posted “We Have a Baby Boy and Our Baby Boy Is Here!
https://youtubekids.tv/videos/ben-azelart

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Claim 2: “out of every demographic, only Mormons and specific Jewish populations have replacement-level birth rates”

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The provided evidence discusses Mormon beliefs and identity but does not contain any data regarding birth rates or replacement-level fertility for Mormons or Jewish populations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mormons identify as Christian, [15] but some non-Mormons consider church members to be non-Christian [16][17] because some of their beliefs differ from those of Nicene Christianity. They believe that …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormons

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web search NEUTRAL — For Latter-day Saints, a temple is different from other Church buildings. The temple is a place where Latter-day Saints receive special instruction about God and Jesus Christ. In the temple, members m…
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 29, 2023 · What do Mormons believe? Mormons believe in a Christian view of God and Jesus. The Bible and the Book of Mormon are the two most important sources for the Mormon faith.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/29/us/mormon-beliefs-explained-c…

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Claim 3: “All across the industrialized, rich world, people have just stopped having babies in the last couple of decades.”

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Multiple sources confirm falling birth rates across wealthy, industrialized nations, and even extending to developing countries like Colombia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Birth rates are falling across the globe — from wealthy, industrialised nations to developing countries, and race and religion seem to have little influence. Once considered an issue for rich nations …
https://medium.com/@vieira.r.luis/why-are-birth-rates-fallin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Material well-being (or rather, wealth…) no longer brings happiness: the Korean case shows a nation where, alongside falling birth rates, marriages and family stability are also collapsing.
https://www.geopolitika.ru/en/article/falling-birth-rates-de…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to new data released by the national statistics agency, Dane, 453,901 babies were born in Colombia last year, a decline of 12% compared with 2023 and 31.3% lower than in 2015. That represent…
https://thecitypaperbogota.com/colombia/colombian-birthrates…

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Claim 4: “initially given only three to four months to live”

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Two independent sources explicitly state that Ben Sasse was initially given three to four months to live following his diagnosis.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sasse was born on February 22, 1972, in Plainview, Nebraska, the son of Gary Lynn Sasse, a high school teacher and football coach, and Linda Sasse.[2] He graduated from Fremont Senior High School in 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sasse

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web search NEUTRAL — After initially being given three to four months to live, Sasse, 54, entered a clinical trial for a drug called daraxonrasib, an oral therapy (pill) that is designed to block the defective gene that t…
https://www.foxnews.com/health/pancreatic-cancer-patient-ben…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fifty-four-year-old former Nebraska senator, husband, and father of three, Ben Sasse, was tragically diagnosed only six months ago with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and told he had three to four months t…
https://washingtonstand.com/article/5-insights-from-ben-sass…

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Claim 5: “Sasse has credited a new “miracle drug” called daraxonrasib and his faith for helping to prolong his life.”

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One source explicitly mentions the drug 'daraxonrasib' and its role in his treatment. The other provided results for this claim are irrelevant (Ben 10, Ben Azelart).

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Claim 6: “Sasse, a Republican who represented Nebraska between 2015 and 2023”

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Wikipedia and GovTrack both explicitly confirm Ben Sasse was a Republican Senator for Nebraska from 2015 to 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — He represented Nebraska in the United States Senate from 2015 to 2023, resigning to become the president of the University of Florida. He is a member of the Republican Party.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sasse

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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin “Ben” Sasse. Former Senator for Nebraska.Sasse was a senator from Nebraska and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2023. OpenSecrets Bioguide C-SPAN.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/benjamin_sasse/4126…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ben Sasse is an American Republican politician who represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate from 2015 to 2023. He typically pursued a conservative agenda.Which state did Ben Sasse represent in the Unit…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Sasse

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