US EditionThe "D Word" that Kills Twice: Denial and Genocide in South Africa - Matt Chancey
- Claims that white South African farmers face a genocide emerged strongly around 2018, with notable figures like Donald Trump calling it a 'genocide'.
- This narrative grew from politicized misinformation, including false statistics and propaganda circulated by right-wing groups like AfriForum and individuals such as Hofmeyr.
- Independent fact-checkers like Africa Check debunked these claims, highlighting that most farm attack victims are black and that farm murders represent a small fraction of total violent crime in South Africa.
- Statistics show South Africa has high overall violent crime and low murder conviction rates, with farm attacks decreasing recently, contradicting assertions of targeted ethnic extermination.
- The persistence of the white genocide myth fuels racial tensions and distracts from tackling the broad, complex crime problems affecting all South Africans across communities.
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Trump's criticism of South Africa's violent crime crisis receives unexpected local support
South Africa faces criticism for high murder rates as President Donald Trump highlighted the issue in a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa, urging his government to act against crime.
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