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Factbox-A check of Trump's false claims about white genocide in South Africa
Following is a look at some of the claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of South Africa's white minority. Trump made several false statements and misrepresented some facts during a contentious Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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Trump showed old videos, took crosses out of context in South Africa genocide claims
Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa
On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump
Rob Hoatson said the crosses were put up on the roadside in KwaZulu-Natal province as a memorial to a couple who were killed on their farm in 2020.

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Inside Trump’s Oval Office ambush of South Africa’s president
Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide
‘What else could Cyril have done?’ South Africans praise calm Ramaphosa after White House ambush
Many South Africans are praising President Cyril Ramaphosa’s calm demeanor as President Donald Trump’s multimedia ambush unfolded in front of the world’s media.

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Thursday Briefing
House Republicans release new version of Trump agenda bill in bid to sway GOP holdouts
White House lashes out over South Africa video 'unsubstantiated' comments
During a meeting on Wednesday, Trump had an aide present a video to the South African president that alleges "white genocide."
Elon Musk’s xAI blames rogue tampering for ‘white genocide’ glitches
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok blamed unsanctioned changes to its system for responses this week that included controversial theories about “white genocide” in South Africa.
Elon Musk’s AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa’s racial politics was ‘unauthorized’
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, says an “unauthorized modification” led its Grok chatbot to post unsolicited claims on social media about the persecution and “genocide” of white people in South Africa.
US and South Africa trade talks turn tense
A trade talks meeting turned tense at the White House, when President Trump clashed with South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa over discredited claims of white genocide in South Africa. We hear from a key voice in the president Ramaphosa's advisory council.
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