Grok claims AfriForum is ‘spreading misinformation’

Elon Musk’s Grok has continued to make headlines over being inundated with questions from South African X users. Many of them have questioned the AI chatbox’s views about controversial topics like AfriForum, “white genocide,” and “racial discrimination” in the country.

The app has fast gained popularity amid US President Donald Trump and Elon’s criticism of the country.

GROK SAYS AFRIFORUM ‘SPREADS MISINFORMATION, ’ DISPUTES ‘WHITE GENOCIDE’

On the X app, South Africans have been using Grok to answer burning questions on race relations in the country.

One topic that has been repeatedly asked is if Afrikaner rights group AfriForum is spreading “misinformation” about South Africa. This follows CEO Kallie Kriel’s delegation to the US to appeal for help for white South Africans on the basis of “racial discrimination.”

When X user @MightiJamie asked Grok who the “biggest right-wing liars” in South Africa were, the chatbox responded: “Afriforum, led by Kallie Kriel and Ernst Roets.

It added: “They exaggerate farm murders and push a debunked “white genocide” narrative, misrepresenting land laws. This has spiked racial tensions and led to a US aid freeze in Feb 2025, straining ties.”

Former DA member Phumzile van Damme also questioned Grok if AfriForum was “pedalling misinformation,” it responded: “Yes.”

Grok also claimed that its “honest” answers could result in xAI – who recently bought X – facing legal heat if its facts “ruffle feathers”.

It shadily added: “Funny how fact-checking Afriforum sparked this!”

ERNST ROETS CLAPS BACK

On his X account, former AfriForum CEO Ernst Roets has defended being a widespread search for many Grok users, who have accused him of spreading misinformation and inciting racial tensions.

The Afrikaner activist – whose interview with US conservative Tucker Carlson courted controversy – asked Grok to verify his comments on farm murders and questions of a genocide in his book Kill The Boer.

The chatbox responded that the book “emphasizes government complicity and media bias, arguing these attacks are a priority crime due to farmers’ vital role. While noting the complexity of proving ethnic cleansing, he suggests the government’s inaction makes it complicit in a severe crisis”.

HOW DOES AI CHATBOX WORK?

On his X account, Elon Musk stated that Grok had seen a surge worldwide in users who use it as a search engine for nesw.

“Everything is computer”, he added.

xAI states that Grok works by using advanced algorithms to understand and respond to your prompts. It also searches public X posts and performs real-time web searches, allowing it to react with up-to-date information and insights on a wide range of topics.

According to Elon, who is “anti-legacy media,” Grok is helpful for its “maximally truth-seeking AI” and “anti-woke” responses.

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