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-However, other than Congressman Upshaw, there is no public record of William Branham meeting any of the these people.  As for the size of the crowds, William Branham once inflated [[1933 Ohio River Baptism|the number of people witnessing a baptism from 500 to 10,000]].  Based on his reputation for exaggeration, and the fact that that most of the meeting numbers were self-reported, it is very likely that less people came than were reported.
+However, other than Congressman Upshaw, there is no public record of William Branham meeting any of the these people.  As for the size of the crowds, William Branham once [[1933 Ohio River Experience|said he baptized 500 people while 10,000 watched]] while the newspaper only reported that 14 people were converted in a tent meeting.  Based on his reputation for exaggeration, and the fact that that most of the meeting numbers were self-reported, it is very likely that less people came than were reported.
 [[Image:SA1.jpg|thumb|800px|Portions of the crowds that gathered in East London, Durban City Hall, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town, South Africa.  People came by the tens of thousands.]]