Udokumenterede påstande om, at sådanne angreb på landmænd i uforholdsmæssig grad er rettet mod hvide, er et nøgleelement i en [[konspirationsteori]], der diskuteres blandt tilhængere af hvidt overherredømme ({{lang-en|white supremacy}}) verden over.<ref name="frankChungBuryThemAlive">{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/bury-them-alive-white-south-africans-fear-for-their-future-as-horrific-farm-attacks-escalate/news-story/3a63389a1b0066b6b0b77522c06d6476 |title='Bury them alive!': White South Africans fear for their future as horrific farm attacks escalate |last1=Chung |first1=Frank |date=25. marts 2017 |website=[[News Corp Australia]] |access-date=5. februar 2018}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/world/africa/trump-south-africa-white-farmers.html|title=Trump Cites False Claims of Widespread Attacks on White Farmers in South Africa|newspaper=The New York Times|date=23. august 2018|access-date=27. august 2018}}</ref><ref name=":63">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-africa-hits-back-at-trump-over-land-seizure-tweet/|title=South Africa hits back at Trump over land seizure tweet|publisher=CBS News|access-date=27. august 2018}}</ref><ref name=":73">{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/69edd18af846491fa2c27b5bd3d483d4|title=Fox's Carlson stunned by reaction to stories on South Africa|work=AP News|access-date=27. august 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/23/trump-orders-close-study-of-south-africa-farmer-killings|title=Donald Trump's land seizures tweet sparks anger in South Africa|last1=Burke|first1=Jason|last2=Smith|first2=David|date=23. august 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=27. august 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/15/tucker-carlson-those-south-african-white-rights-activists-arent-telling-you-whole-truth/|title=Tucker Carlson, those South African white rights activists aren't telling you the whole truth|last=|first=|date=2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=}}</ref> Der er dog ingen pålidelige tal, der tyder på, at hvide landmænd målrettes specielt, eller at de har en uforholdsmæssig stor risiko for at blive dræbt.<ref name="theSouthAfrican25Apr19"/><ref name="bbc2017" /><ref name=":42" /><ref name=":23">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/08/24/president-trumps-false-claim-about-murders-south-african-farms/|title=Analysis {{!}} President Trump's false claim about murders on South African farms|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=15. september 2018}}</ref><ref name=":52">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45282088|title=SA rejects Trump tweet on farmer killings|date=23. august 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=27. august 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":82">{{Cite news|url=https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/aug/24/donald-trump/trump-tweets-incorrect-south-african-land-seizures/|title=Trump tweets incorrect on S.A. land seizures, farmers|work=@politifact|access-date=27. august 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Sydafrikas regering og andre analytikere fastholder, at gårdangreb er en del af et omfattende problem med kriminalitet i Sydafrika og ikke har en racemæssig motivation.<ref name="702burgerafriforumworkers"/><ref name=":42" /><ref name="reuters">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-farming-crime/farm-murders-highlight-apartheids-toxic-legacy-idUSBRE8AS02120121129 |title=Farm murders highlight apartheid's toxic legacy in South Africa |first=Olivia |last=Kumwenda |date=29. november 2012 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=20. august 2018}}</ref><ref name="iolJB">{{cite web |url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/farm-murders-decreasing-says-phiyega-1.1760910#.VDPRavmSySo |title=Farm murders decreasing, says Phiyega |date=6. oktober 2014 |website=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL News]] |access-date=7. oktober 2014 |first=Molaole |last=Montsho}}</ref>
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