{"id":55921,"date":"2026-04-13T09:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55921"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:05:05","slug":"elon-musk-accused-of-spreading-disinformation-about-white-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/elon-musk-accused-of-spreading-disinformation-about-white-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk accused of spreading disinformation about white farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Not for the first time, Elon Musk has been accused of spreading disinformation about South Africa, the country where he was born. This time, it related to imagery of what he claims was mass farm murders of white South Africans<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the world\u2019s richest man bemoaned South Africa\u2019s \u201cracist laws\u201d \u2013 transformative legislation \u2013 he believes has hindered the operation of his internet satellite service, Starlink, in the country.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elon-musk-accused-of-spreading-lies-about-farmer-cross-memorial\">ELON MUSK ACCUSED OF SPREADING LIES ABOUT FARMER CROSS MEMORIAL<\/h2>\n<p>On his X account, Elon Musk responded to a now viral clip of white crosses strewn across a road, that has been perpetuated to spread claims of mass murders of white farmers in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The X user \u2013 @realMaalouf -claimed that \u201ceach cross represents a white farmer who was murdered in South Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThis looks like a genocide\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk responded to the tweet, adding: \u201cEach cross is a murdered family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s richest man \u2013 who has accused South Africa of promoting a \u201cwhite genocide\u201d \u2013 was called out by many X users for spreading disinformation about the video.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <iframe title=\"bj_embed\" class=\"dx-embed\" id=\"dxIframe-0\" style=\"width: 100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a 60 Minute feature that was aired in February, presenter Anderson Cooper spoke to the man who had erected the crosses alongside the road, white farmer Darrel Brown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Newcastle man placed the white crosses alongside a long stretch of road, which he claimed honoured the lives of all commercial farmers around South Africa who had lost their lives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brown, whose own father was attacked on their property and whose close pals were murdered,\u00a0 erected the tribute in 2020 and in 2024. It was dismantled after a few days.<\/p>\n<p>He disputed claims of white genocide, particularly amongst white farmers.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI live carefully. We are aware of what is happening around us. We don\u2019t take silly chances\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, he added, \u201cI\u2019m very positive about South Africa. This is my home\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <iframe title=\"bj_embed\" class=\"dx-embed\" id=\"dxIframe-1\" style=\"width: 100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-got-it-wrong-too\">TRUMP GOT IT WRONG TOO<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s not just Elon Musk who has spread false information about the white cross memorial.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting at the White House last year, President Donald Trump\u2019s aides rolled out a television set that played a video of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema singing the struggle song \u201cKill The Boer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, was the same image of the white crosses, which Trump implied was the \u201cburial sites of white farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Quickly after Trump\u2019s claims, a fact-checker revealed that the tribute followed a memorial service for a couple who had been murdered at their Newcastle farm in 2020. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The white crosses did not represent a burial site, but signified those who had been killed over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The imagery is not to be confused with the Witkruis Monument in Limpopo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Elon #Musk #accused #spreading #disinformation #white #farmers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not for the first time, Elon Musk has been accused of spreading disinformation about South Africa, the country where he&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55921"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55923,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55921\/revisions\/55923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}