#Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in #Congo, NOT #SouthAfrica
Trump showed a screenshot of a Reuters video taken in the #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #WhiteSupremacy #FarRight #ConspiracyTheories #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/trumps-image-dead-white-farmers-came-reuters-footage-congo-not-south-africa-2025-05-22/
"These are all white farmers that are being buried," said #Trump, holding up a print-out of an article accompanied by the picture during a contentious meeting w/South African President Cyril #Ramaphosa.
In fact, the video published by Reuters on Feb 3 & subsequently verified by the new agency's #FactCheck team, showed #humanitarian workers lifting body bags in #Congo’s city of #Goma. The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot following deadly battles w/ #Rwanda-backed #M23 rebels.
#TrumpLies
