Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa
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Trump Misuses Congo Footage in South Africa ClaimA February 2025 Reuters video from Goma, Congo was falsely shown by Trump as proof of white South African farmer killings.
- Trump displayed an image during a meeting with President Ramaphosa that he claimed showed murdered white farmers in South Africa.
- The photo originated from a Reuters video filmed in February 2025 in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, amid clashes with M23 rebels.
- The footage actually depicts humanitarian workers handling body bags of conflict victims in Congo, not South Africa.
- This misleading use of imagery was employed in the White House to support unfounded allegations of violence against white South Africans.
In view of all the world, President Trump used my image, used what I filmed in DRC to try to convince President Ramaphosa that in his country, white people are being killed by Black people.— Djaffar Al Katanty, Reuters video journalist, on Trump's use of his footage.
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