WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 21: President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa meets with U.S. President Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on Might 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 21: President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa meets with U.S. President Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on Might 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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President Trump’s spreading of the false declare that South Africa is perpetrating a genocide towards its white inhabitants is simply the newest instance of misinformation making its method from corners of the web into presidential statements and even coverage.
This is not the primary time {that a} falsehood that started on the fringes of the right-wing made its method to the Trump White Home. NPR’s Scott Detrow and Lisa Hagen study how these beliefs have been capable of attain the Oval Workplace.
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