A White House correspondent for Associated Press found herself on the receiving end on Monday following her tweet that seemed to undermine an African president.
Ms Darlene Superville, in a tweet that went viral, had failed to positively identify South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, a member of G7 nations.
The experienced reporter referred to Ramaphosa as 'an unidentified leader', sparking outrage on social media, with a number of people bashing her for ignorance.
"World leader bear hug before the group photo @ #G7Summit in Biarritz, France. @EmmanuelMacron @narendramodi @JustinTrudeau and one unidentified leader," she said in a tweet.
City lawyer Donald Kipkorir accused her of having a lazy attitude, wondering how a journalist of her caliber could fail to recognize Mr Ramaphosa.
"Darlene Superville, a White House Black Journalist for Associated Press can’t identify Cyril Ramaphosa, the President Of the richest Country in Africa & the only Black President at #G7Summit .... What a lazy attitude from a House Negro!" he wrote.
"Aside from the rudeness, the laziness of this tweet from the @AP is baffling. The “unidentified” leader is Cyril Ramaphosa - the President of South Africa," added Megha Mohan, a BBC reporter.
But shortly afterwards, in what appears to be an apology, Ms Superville later on recognized Ramaphosa, the forth President of South Africa.
"World leader group hug before the group photo at #G7Summit in Biarritz, France. @EmmanuelMacron @CyrilRamaphosa @JustinTrudeau @narendramodi," she tweeted.
The G7 leaders are currently meeting in France for deliberations of Climate Change. Ramaphosa is the only African representative in the group.