Chris Wyatt Slams Media Coverage of US White Cross Project As ‘Fake News’

• Colonel Chris Wyatt posted a video challenging Al Jazeera's reporting on the White Cross Project installed in Washington, DC
• Wyatt argued that the crosses were erected by a diverse group of supporters, not exclusively by white South Africans as reported
• South Africans online praised Wyatt for giving them a voice and for his role in helping refugees reach the United States

A retired US military officer has taken on one of the world's biggest broadcasters over its coverage of a South African memorial installation in the American capital. On 27 September 2026, Colonel Chris Wyatt shared a Facebook video, directly challenging Al Jazeera's reporting on the White Cross Project in Washington, DC. He called the broadcaster's coverage "fake news" and outright propaganda, and went point by point through the claims he believed were misleading.

Chris takes on Al Jazeera's narrative

One of Wyatt's central arguments was that the white crosses were not put up exclusively by white South Africans, as Al Jazeera's coverage implied. He said Americans, international supporters and people of various racial backgrounds were all involved in the installation. He also disputed the framing of "white genocide" narratives in the report, and clarified the legal distinction between asylum seekers and refugees, a difference he felt the broadcaster glossed over entirely.

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Chris also pushed back on the suggestion that the US refugee programme has only benefited Afrikaners. He pointed out that thousands of South Africans from different communities, including Coloured, Indian and Black citizens, have participated in or benefited from the programme.

Chris addresses Cyril Ramaphosa's statement in Al Jazeera clip

In the video, Chris notes that the only reference to "genocide" featured in Al Jazeera's clip comes from a statement by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who asserted that no genocide exists in the country. Chris questions the context of including Ramaphosa's quote, stating it gives the impression that the White Cross Project organisers were making "white genocide" claims when they had not done so.

Watch Chris Wyatt's full response to the Al Jazeera coverage in the Facebook reel below:

South Africans thank Chris for speaking out

The video struck a deep chord with South Africans who felt they finally had someone amplifying their concerns on an international stage.

@Sonette Le Roux said:

"Hats off to Ernst Roets for spreading awareness. He is courageous! Thanks also to you and those in the USA, Italy and other countries for assisting us."

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@Philipp Marais wrote:

"Thank God for people like you, Colonel. For far too long we have had no voice, and to be hated in our own country makes life very difficult indeed. Thank you, sir."

@Annemie Muller added:

"These precious farmers put food on every table in SA! Why kill the hand that feeds you?"

@WayneWhite commented:

"Guilt screams where it knows that truth has been exposed to the world."

@WisdomEarney noted:

"Before they owned those farms, this is how they took the land."

@Chantal Kleynhans said:

"Thank you, I believe you over the media."

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Source: Briefly News