A story about a South African woman giving birth to ten babies in 2021 is a false hoax, not a true story.
The Original Claim
• In June 2021, a newspaper called Pretoria News reported that a 37-year-old woman named Gosiame Thamara Sithole gave birth to ten babies (decuplets) in Pretoria.
• The report claimed she had seven boys and three girls.
• The story spread quickly around the world as a potential new
world record.
The Investigation
• Government officials and local hospitals searched for the babies.
• No hospital or clinic had a record of the birth.
• The father of the supposed babies stated he had never seen them in person.
The Medical Facts
• Medical tests and doctors proved that the woman was not pregnant and had not given birth recently.
• The government confirmed the entire story was fake.
• Officials later placed the woman in a hospital for a mental health evaluation.
