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Post falsely claims 23 bodies were stolen from a South African mortuary over holidays

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A post recently shared on Facebook claimed that 23 bodies were stolen from a mortuary in Barberton in the country’s northeast at Christmas .

This is false; the image of an overcrowded mortuary used in the post was taken at a different facility in 2022 .

Local police also denied the claims.