South African woman Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, announced delivering decuplets (7 boys, 3 girls) at 7 months and 7 days pregnant, supposedly at a Pretoria hospital.
Her partner Teboho Tsotetsi shared joyous texts, and media like Pretoria News ran the story without verification, sparking global frenzy and Guinness speculation. Photos showed her with a huge belly, and family celebrated the "miracle."
Doctors examined her post-"birth" and found no evidence: no hospital records of decuplets, no babies, and medical tests confirmed she hadn't been pregnant recently. One "baby" was exposed as fake—a doll or prop—prompting Gauteng health officials to label it the "Tembisa 10" hoax.
Investigators suspected fraud for attention or donations, with Sithole held briefly under mental health observation. Her lawyer cried "cover-up," but hospitals like Steve Biko Academic denied involvement. Pretoria News stood by initial reporting amid negligence accusations, but the story collapsed—no photos of actual newborns surfaced.
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