Fact check: Have any other countries lowered their age of majority to 14, and what were the outcomes?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the analyses provided, no evidence was found of countries lowering their age of majority specifically to 14. The sources reveal several important distinctions:

• Age of majority varies globally: Some countries have ages of majority lower than 18, including Indonesia ^[1], Cambodia ^[2], and Cuba ^{[2] [3]}
• Different legal concepts are often confused: The analyses show discussions about marriage age, voting age, digital consent age, and criminal prosecution age - all distinct from the general age of majority
• Recent legislative trends actually oppose lowering ages: The United Nations opposed Brazil's proposal to lower the age of majority from 18 to 16, citing concerns about increased violence and grave consequences ^[4]
• Misinformation exists around age-related policies: Multiple sources debunk rumors about lowering marriage ages to 14, with no credible evidence supporting such claims ^{[5] [6]}

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important contextual distinctions that the analyses reveal:

• Age of majority differs from other age-related rights: The analyses show confusion between age of majority, marriage age, voting age (some countries lowered to 16), and digital consent age ^{[7] [3]}
• Regional variations in current laws: While no country was found to have lowered age of majority to 14, several countries already have ages of majority below 18 ^[3]
• Criminal justice considerations: Some discussions involve prosecuting 14-year-olds as adults in criminal cases, which is different from general age of majority ^[8]
• International opposition to lowering ages: The UN's stance against Brazil's proposal suggests international bodies view lowering age of majority as potentially harmful ^[4]

Organizations and institutions that might benefit from different narratives include:

• International human rights organizations benefit from maintaining higher age thresholds for protection purposes
• Tech companies have interests in digital age verification policies ^[7]
• Political figures may use age-related policy discussions for campaign purposes ^{[6] [8]}

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question, while seemingly neutral, may inadvertently perpetuate confusion by:

• Conflating different legal concepts: The question assumes countries might lower "age of majority" to 14, when most discussions in the sources involve other age-related rights like marriage or criminal prosecution
• Implying this is a common practice: The analyses show no evidence of any country actually lowering age of majority to 14, and in fact show opposition to such moves ^{[4] [5]}
• Missing the distinction between different legal ages: The sources reveal that marriage age, voting age, digital consent age, and general age of majority are separate legal concepts with different implications ^{[9] [7] [3] [5]}

The question may unintentionally amplify debunked rumors about lowering various age thresholds to 14, which multiple sources specifically address as misinformation ^{[5] [6]}.