Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Announce "I am sending troops to South Africa, and they will not leave until the killings stop and the land issue is resolved'

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  • by: Maarten Schenk
Fake News: Donald Trump Did NOT Announce "I am sending troops to South Africa, and they will not leave until the killings stop and the land issue is resolved'

Did U.S. President Donald Trump announce he would be sending troops to South Africa? No, that's not true: the story originated on a known South African satire website. It is not real.

The story originated from an article published by News Updates South Africa on August 23, 2018 titled ""I am sending troops to South Africa, and they will not leave until the killings stop and the land issue is resolved', Donald Trump - News Updates South Africa" (archived here) which opened:

US President Donald Trump announced today that he will be sending troops to South Africa to help stabilize the country.

The announcement came soon after Trump's recent tweet stating that the US government will closely monitor land seizures and the killing of farmers in the country.

No reputable news source made any mention of the news, which is not surprising since News Updates South Africa comes with an "About Us" page that says:

News Updates South Africa is South Africa's number 1 news satire website.

This indicates the story is not true.

Trump recently did comment on the situation in South Africa via this tweet, but so far he has not announced anything about moving troops there:

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  Maarten Schenk

Lead Stories co-founder Maarten Schenk is our resident expert on fake news and hoax websites. He likes to go beyond just debunking trending fake news stories and is endlessly fascinated by the dazzling variety of psychological and technical tricks used by the people and networks who intentionally spread made-up things on the internet.  He can often be found at conferences and events about fake news, disinformation and fact checking when he is not in his office in Belgium monitoring and tracking the latest fake article to go viral.

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