130: South African Farm Murders and 'White Genocide', with Bianca van Wyk

Daniel and Jack are joined by special guest, South African anti-disinformation advocate, Bianca van Wyk, to discuss the issue of 'South African farm murders', the reality vs the right-wing narrative, some of the bad actors pushing the fake version of the story, and the links to the 'white genocide' conspiracy theory. Bianca helps us get the whole thing into proper context, especially re South Africa's history and current politics. Also discussed: the recent fast-tracking of refugee status for white South Africans by the Trump administration, the US Right's embrace of the South African far-right's propaganda, the 'Kill the Boer!' chant and what it really means, Elon Musk, and the recent reprogramming of X's AI chatbot Grok. Content Warnings apply. Episode Notes: X @biancavanwyk16 TikTok @BiancaSays3 YouTube @WhiteWhineTalks Sour Grapes — The Toxic Vintage of White Whine by Bianca https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2024-05-16-bianca-van-wyk-sour-grapes-the-toxic-vintage-of-white-whine/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/23/trump-orders-close-study-of-south-africa-farmer-killings https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/23/white-farmers-trump-south-africa-tucker-carlson-far-right-influence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/us-grants-asylum-to-54-white-afrikaner-south-africans https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-whites-south-africa-us-fdef8e9d4d2186227f75b817d8e1d7eb https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/elon-musk-grok-white-genocide https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-x-grok-white-genocide-holocaust-1235341267/ https://www.404media.co/why-did-grok-start-talking-about-white-genocide/ https://newrepublic.com/article/195383/trump-south-africans-takes-immigration https://apnews.com/video/trump-defends-admitting-white-south-africans-as-refugees-after-halting-resettlement-for-most-others-b3e74c6b4e584a02b798f7598dfd2132 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/trump-south-africa-afrikaners.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/white-south-africans-refugees.html https://www.levernews.com/trump-taps-refugee-fund-to-welcome-white-south-africans-within-days/ https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/trumps-south-africa-tweet-tucker-carlson-has-turned-white-nationalist-narrative https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/post/tucker-carlson-injected-white-nationalist-propaganda-into-the-presidents-brain https://theconversation.com/south-africas-white-right-the-alt-right-and-the-alternative-103544 https://jacobin.com/2025/03/musk-looks-to-the-motherland https://jacobin.com/2025/02/musk-south-africa-white-far-right https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyj1198wy3o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45336840 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wg5pg1xp5o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2q937wlqgo https://harpers.org/archive/2019/03/the-myth-of-white-genocide-in-south-africa/?curator=alphaideas https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/dangerous-myth-white-genocide-south-africa/ Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper/posts Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618&fan_landing=true IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's (Locked) Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ Jack's Bluesky: @timescarcass.bsky.social Daniel's Bluesky: @danielharper.bsky.social IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1