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2023-08-01 15:57:22 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The man being forced into a coffin in the video was not buried alive. The men forcing him into the coffin were convicted of serious offenses and sentenced to significant jail time, but the victim, 27-year-old Victor Mlotshwa, was never buried and was present at the trial. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41052626

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• The man being forced into a coffin in the video was not buried alive. The men forcing him into the coffin were convicted of serious offenses and sentenced to significant jail time, but the victim, 27-year-old Victor Mlotshwa, was never buried and was present at the trial. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41052626