'60 Minutes' Farm Attack Feature Ruffles Feathers

'60 Minutes' Airs Anderson Cooper's Story Debunking Trump's White 'Genocide' In South Africa Claims

Yet again, a 60 Minutes story that counters a Trump administration narrative has aired after being delayed and unusually scrutinized by CBS. This time, veteran journalist Anderson Cooper traveled to South Africa, finding evidence to debunk President Donald Trump’s inflammatory claim that a ‘genocide’ against white farmers occurred in the country. Cooper debunks claims of genocide, mass graves for white South African farmers Cooper traced the ori…

'60 Minutes' farm attack feature ruffles feathers

Afrikaans singer and activist Steve Hofmeyr has shot back at the broadcast of CBS News’s 60 Minutes feature on farm attacks and murders in South Africa. The news segment – presented by Anderson Cooper – spoke to both black and white victims of farm attacks. It comes a year after US President Donald Trump accused South Africa of turning a blind eye to the “persecution” of white people, particularly farmers. His claims of “discrimination” and “lan…

60 Minutes Attempts to Debunk Trump on South African Farmers, Produces a Hit Piece Instead

60 Minutes investigates claims of white farmer attacks in South Africa amid debates over genocide allegations.