The footage shows a mass burial in Goma, Congo, and was filmed by Reuters video journalist Djaffar Al Katanty, who said seeing Trump holding the article with the screengrab of his video was a shock.

Following is a look at some of the claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of South Africa's white minority. Trump made several false statements and misrepresented some facts during a contentious Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

"It's not a burial site," he explained, saying Trump was prone to "exaggeration", adding though that he did not mind the image of the crosses being used. "It was a memorial. It was not a permanent memorial that was erected. It was a temporary memorial."