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Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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May 22, 2025 6:58 PM EDT

The image came from a video that showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of #Congo. #Trump falsely presented the photo as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“It’s possible that’s not South African footage”

Did you check? Did you take the time to look?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

"it's just sad that no one is ever willing to do a little bit of their own research so they can actually find the truth"

... Not sure if troll or stupid.