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US Government Map of Africa at AIDS Summit Mislabels Every Country

Was this an innocuous slip up or is it telling of the State Department's competency at the minute?

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US Government Map of Africa at AIDS Summit Mislabels Every Country

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Above: A U.S. Department of State sign outside the Harry S. Truman Building in Washington D.C. on July 25. Image credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

This was an unfortunate error caused by a team member hastily altering the slide deck at the last minute. The State Department has taken full responsibility for the confusion and misrepresentation it caused for attendees.

CNN

Establishment-critical narrative

The fact that such an error could be made at an international AIDS conference without being caught is very telling of the level of competence at the State Department at the minute.

Emily Bass on Substack