Fact or Fiction: State Department presents map of Africa that mislabeled every country?

A story that seems hard to believe claims the U.S. State Department presented a map of Africa at a global conference that mislabeled every country.

Michael Rozzen
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(KGTV) — A story that seems hard to believe claims the U.S. State Department presented a map of Africa at a global conference that mislabeled every country.

It's true.

The map was presented at the AIDS 2026 conference in Brazil.

Reuters, which viewed a video of the incident, says the bad map was shown during a presentation about the State Department's new health agreements.

An analysis by Reuters found the map contained a watermark indicating it was made with OpenAI.

In a statement, the State Department said it takes full responsibility for the confusion and misrepresentation caused by the map.