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Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo

Other images displayed by Trump during meeting with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa were false or misleading

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2025

White House Defends Pushing 'Unsubstantiated' Video to Support South African 'Genocide' Claims

The White House defended the use of a misleading video in order to support claims that white South Africans are being oppressed and murdered in the country.

Latin Times · May 22, 2025

Karoline Leavitt gets fiery and doubles down after press questions alleged ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

White House press secretary takes aim at NBC reporter for ‘ridiculous’ line of questioning

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Watch Trump and South Africa’s president in tense exchange during Oval Office ambush

Donald Trump confronted South Africa’s president over unsubstantiated claims of genocide against white farmers in South Africa in a tense Oval Office exchange on Wednesday (21 May).

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Trump’s Ramaphosa ‘ambush’: Key takeaways from heated White House meeting

Trump showed videos of South Africans singing ‘Kill the Boer,’ alleging genocide against white Afrikaners.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2025

Fact check: Do Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims to Ramaphosa hold up?

US president claims white South African farmers face systematic killings, echoing debunked white genocide narratives.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2025

South Africa’s honeybush sector must transform from its unjust past: what needs to change

The biodiversity economy is made up of businesses and economic activities that use living species and ecosystems to make profits without damaging the environment. But in South Africa, it is haunted by economic racism, with Indigenous people still not in control of the biodiversity economy. A good example of what’s…

The Conversation · May 22, 2025

Els And Goosen: Golfers Dragged Into Trump's Ambush Of S.Africa Leader

Former world number one golfer, Ernie Els, declared himself a "proud South African" as he was dragged into the ambush of his country's leader Cyril Ramaphosa by US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

International Business Times · May 22, 2025

‘Buying himself some more votes’: TikTok exposes brutal truth of homeless Americans while Trump offers South Africans free luxury living

President Trump is trying to appeal to the most cynical corners of his base.

We Got This Covered · May 22, 2025

Trump uses photos from wrong country as evidence of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

Trump appeared to mistake an article about violence in the DRC for the ‘burial sites of white farmers’ in South Africa

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025