MISINFORMATION CHECK: European Parliament bans far-right politician’s SA exhibition
A Belgian far-right politician referred to by a former colleague as “an unadulterated Hitler fanatic” had an exhibition about South Africa blocked by Brussels in September, it has emerged.
A Belgian far-right politician, Tom Vandendriessche, had his exhibition on South Africa banned by the European Parliament in September. Vandendriessche, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Belgium’s far-right Vlaams Belang party, planned to display a 13-panel exhibition titled "South Africa at Crossroads" at the European Parliament in Brussels.
The exhibition, referred to by Patriots for Europe as "the deteriorating social and economic atmosphere in South Africa and the role of European support and funding to the ANC regime," faced concerns regarding its content, statistical data, lack of historical context, and potential negative impact on EU-South Africa relations. Vandendriessche's exhibition, featuring headlines such as "Rape capital of the world" and "Illiterate children," was deemed inaccurate, with Daily Maverick fact-checking revealing selective context, conflation, and demonstrably inaccurate claims.
Despite the ban, Vandendriessche and his party organized a conference on South African policy and censorship in the European Parliament.
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