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Trump used photos from wrong country as evidence of 'white genocide' in South Africa

Headline from FOX 13 Tampa, on the newest of 2 developments

President Trump shared photos from the wrong country this week to prove his false claims that white farmers are being systemically killed in South Africa.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump Ambushes Ramaphosa With ‘White Genocide’ Video

    Headline from Foreign Policy ·

  2. Newest

    Trump used photos from wrong country as evidence of 'white genocide' in South Africa

    Headline from FOX 13 Tampa ·

Reports & sources

47 articles, oldest first.

  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the targeted killing of white farmers (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed back against Trump’s accusation.

  2. The Columbian

    Trump alleges ‘genocide’ in South Africa. At an agricultural fair, even Afrikaner farmers scoff (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    BOTHAVILLE, South Africa (AP) — Days before South Africa’s president meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House this week, Afrikaner farmers at the center of an extraordinary new U.S. r

  3. Al Jazeera

    Why is Donald Trump fixated on South Africa? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    How did the US right become fixated on a debunked conspiracy theory of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa?

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump's baseless claim of the systematic killing of white farmers.

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    Trump confronts South Africa's president in Oval Office, shows purported evidence of genocide (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa engaged in a back-and-forth over unfounded claims of "genocide" against white South African farmers.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump confronts South Africa's president in Oval Office, pushes false claims of white genocide (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa engaged in a back-and-forth over unfounded claims of "genocide" against white South African farmers.

  7. Blaze Media

    South African president denies white genocide — then Trump shoves proof in his face (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    During their meeting in the Oval Office, Trump dimmed the lights and played footage undermining Ramaphosa's claims.

  8. The Guardian

    Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims ignore the reality of life and crime in South Africa (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    US president intoned ‘death, death, death’ as he waved articles purporting to show violence against white minority

  9. WHDH Boston

    Trump confronts South African president with claims of systematic killing of white farmers - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with genocide claim – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    In a tense encounter in front of reporters, Donald Trump stunned Cyril Ramaphosa with a video of claims of a white "genocide" in South Africa. The trip had aimed to salvage strained bilateral ties. DW has more.

  11. The Daily Signal

    Trump, South African President Spar Over Reports of Genocide Against Whites There (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    President Donald Trump showed the South African president a damning video montage of threats against white people in that country.

  12. WMUR

    Trump confronts South African president over white farmer claims (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Trump confronts South African President Ramaphosa over claims of targeted killings and land seizures of white farmers, straining U.S.-South Africa relations

  13. CBS News

    Some Afrikaners say Trump is being lied to about a "White genocide" in South Africa: "It's not happening" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump has singled out White Afrikaner farmers for U.S. refugee status, claiming they're persecuted in South Africa. But most people there say it's simply not true.

  14. Foreign Policy

    Trump, Ramaphosa Debate ‘White Genocide’ Allegations at White House (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    Pretoria maintains that there is no evidence of widespread persecution of white farmers.

  15. Foreign Policy

    Trump Ambushes Ramaphosa With ‘White Genocide’ Video (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    Pretoria maintains that there is no evidence of widespread persecution of white farmers.

  16. The New Republic

    Trump Gets in Fight With South African President on “White Genocide” (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Trump refused to let South African President Cyril Ramaphosa get a word in edgewise.

  17. WSVN Miami

    Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to

  18. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump confronts South African leader with false genocide claims | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House today with allegations of mass killings and land seizures from white people, in a scene reminiscent of his February ambush of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

  19. New York Post

    Trump confronts South African president with white genocide claims in surreal Oval Office meeting (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with claims that the country's black-majority government is carrying out white genocide.

  20. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Trump confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Trump confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

  21. West Hawaii Today

    Trump confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    Trump confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today

  22. Al Jazeera

    Fact check: Do Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims to Ramaphosa hold up? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

  23. CNN

    Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    There is a lot of violent crime in South Africa. There is not a genocide against White farmers there.

  24. NPR

    Trump confronts South Africa's president with false claims of 'white genocide' (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, President Trump accosted visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with a montage of video footage Trump claimed proves there was a genocide against white South Africans.

  25. Blaze Media

    South Africans deny 'white genocide' despite evidence: 'We call ourselves the rainbow nation' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    A sampling of South Africans said that their country does not persecute white farmers after President Trump forced South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to watch evidence of the contrary at the White House.

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