Trump's False Genocide Claim Reopens South Africa Wounds
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President Trump showed South African President Ramaphosa a video claiming to depict a genocide of white farmers, featuring crosses wrongly presented as burial sites. The video, previously shared by Elon Musk, actually commemorated a murdered couple, according to their son, Nathan Rafferty. Rafferty stated the crosses were a community memorial, not graves, and refuted claims of genocide. The White House defended the video, while South African police clarified farm murder statistics, highlighting the disproportionate focus on white victims.
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