Claim: No, criminals don't use these cryptic symbols to communicate about the houses they want to rob
Fact-check: No, criminals don't use these cryptic symbols to communicate about the houses they want to rob
Verdict: claims that south african criminals use a collection of crude symbols to secretly mark houses for burglary are urban legends. there is no evidence that these signs have ever been used, and their origins suggest a long history of exaggeration and false claims.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Keegan Leech
Date published: 2023-11-30T00:00:00