US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
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  • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    42·
    1 month ago

    Oh yes, the country called “Ivory Coast” is a land-locked nation…

    I can’t believe nobody caught at least that.

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      1 month ago

      The lines don’t even map to the legend properly, they have no excuses.

    • ryper@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      1 month ago

      To be fair, it’s in French on the map, and “CÔTE D’IVOIRE” isn’t as obviously wrong if you don’t know French.

      I fully expected them to have put South Africa up north, but lucky for them they didn’t try to include it.

      • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        1 month ago

        I guess nobody in the room was familiar with French, or ever had the curiosity to wonder what CÔTE D’IVOIRE means.

        I almost wish the AI threw in some fake countries.

        Kalmiba.

        Marwambo.

        And they’d just happily talk about the happenings in those countries.

        • Greyghoster@aussie.zoneEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          I’m surprised that they would have a language other than English included as the Trumpers appear to be focussed upon themselves which logically excludes other languages.

    • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 month ago

      With this Administration do we know it wasn’t purposeful? I can 100% imagine them all huddled around giggling to themselves as they read the map.