{"id":2439085,"date":"2025-05-26T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-may-be-the-worst-fake-news-campaign-yet-viral-video-shows-outlets-using-the-same-exact-word-to-defend-genocide\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T09:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:35:27","slug":"this-may-be-the-worst-fake-news-campaign-yet-viral-video-shows-outlets-using-the-same-exact-word-to-defend-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-may-be-the-worst-fake-news-campaign-yet-viral-video-shows-outlets-using-the-same-exact-word-to-defend-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"This May Be the Worst Fake News Campaign Yet: Viral Video Shows Outlets Using the Same Exact Word to Defend Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-may-be-the-worst-fake-news-campaign-yet-viral-video-shows-outlets-using-the-same-exact-word-to-defend-genocide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a recent meeting in the White House, former President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril ramaphosa by presenting a video that highlighted the persecution of white farmers in South Africa. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-clash-with-cops-threaten-to-burn-dc-during-black-lives-matter-march\/\" title=\"Protesters Clash With Cops, Threaten To \u2018Burn\u2019 DC During \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 March\">legacy media outlets<\/a> characterized this move as an &#8220;ambush,&#8221; claiming Trump unfairly targeted Ramaphosa about a sensitive issue regarding a racial minority in his country. News anchors from major networks like ABC, CNN, MSNBC, and CBS repeated the term &#8220;ambush&#8221; while discussing the exchange, leading to critiques of the media&#8217;s narrative. The footage trump showed included disturbing images and commentary about the deaths of white farmers, which he described in detail to emphasize the severity of the situation. Critics argued that mainstream media have largely ignored the plight of these farmers, despite the alarming content of the video presented by Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many legacy media journalists characterized the exchange between President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday as an &ldquo;ambush&rdquo; from the former leader against the latter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump surprised Ramaphosa with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/south-african-president-squirms-trump-confronts-damning-anti-white-footage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-minute video<\/a> presentation highlighting the persecution unfolding against white farmers in South Africa, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-confronts-south-african-president-video-treatment-white-farmers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The legacy media jumped on the viral moment, claiming that Trump had mounted an unfair &ldquo;ambush&rdquo; against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-musk-burning-hole-south-african-president-eyes-goes-viral-new-level-elon-intensity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African leader<\/a> allowing the targeting of a racial minority in his country.<\/p>\n<p>David Muir from ABC said that Trump was &ldquo;ambushing the president of South Africa,&rdquo; while another anchor from CNN repeated almost that exact same line.<\/p>\n<p>At least seven other news anchors centered their reactions to the exchange on the notion that Trump &ldquo;ambushed&rdquo; Ramaphosa, even using that exact phrase across several networks, per a video d on X by video producer Western Lensman.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fake News Word of the Day: &ldquo;Ambush!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uAfLjgEh9n\">pic.twitter.com\/uAfLjgEh9n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1925366731721081071?\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Beyond CNN and ABC, MSNBC and CBS News jumped into the media firestorm.<\/p>\n<p>Western Lensman called the term &ldquo;ambush&rdquo; the &ldquo;Fake News Word of the Day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the eerily similar descriptions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pathetic-cnn-rushes-run-cover-south-africa-trump-exposes-anti-white-footage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House meeting<\/a>, legacy media outlets have also been criticized for refusing to cover attacks on white farmers in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The footage shown by Trump depicted several harrowing scenes from the country, ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political leaders chanting &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Kill the Boer&rdquo; to rows of crosses that represent white people killed during farm raids.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; JUST SHOWN IN THE OVAL OFFICE: Proof of Persecution in South Africa. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rER1l8sqAU\">pic.twitter.com\/rER1l8sqAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1925232291220951370?\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now this is very bad. These are burial sites right here. Burial sites &mdash; over a thousand &mdash; of white farmers,&rdquo; Trump commented to Ramaphosa, per&nbsp;Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And those cars are lined up to pay love on a Sunday morning. Each one of those white things you see is a cross. And there is approximately a thousand of them,&rdquo; Trump continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re all white farmers. The family of white farmers. And those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseths-battle-scars-are-his-strength\/\" title=\"Pete Hegseth&#039;s Battle Scars Are His Strength\">cars aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t, driving, they are stopped there to pay respects to their family member who was killed,&rdquo; the commander-in-chief added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And it&rsquo;s a terrible sight. I&rsquo;ve never seen anything like it. On both sides of the road, you have crosses. 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According to Fox News, Trump caught Ramaphosa off guard with a lengthy video showcasing the persecution of white farmers in South Africa. The mainstream media quickly seized upon this moment, alleging that Trump had unfairly &#8220;ambushed&#8221; the African leader while highlighting issues faced by a racial minority in his country. David Muir from ABC remarked that Trump was &#8220;ambushing the president of South Africa,&#8221; and another CNN anchor echoed this sentiment. At least seven other news anchors across various networks used similar language to describe Trump&#8217;s actions during their coverage, as noted in a video shared on X by producer Western Lensman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2439086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/South-African-Meeting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34247,5912,32490,33462],"class_list":["post-2439085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fake-news","tag-genocide","tag-media-bias","tag-viral-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/South-African-Meeting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439085"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439089,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439085\/revisions\/2439089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}