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The Egyptian Penal Code outlines several articles addressing the dissemination of false information.
Officials at the “Mada Masr” news website will be investigated by the Bureau of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation over alleged false news.
Nabd news application in Egypt suspended after getting hacked, Friday by anonymous people who published fake new through it.
The cabinet said in a report Friday that it has contacted the Suez Canal Authority, which totally dismissed such reports and stressed that navigation movement in the international waterway is regular and no collision whatsoever has occurred.
Terrorist Muslim Brotherhood web trolls have been attempting to stage mass protests across Egypt through sowing discord and spreading fake news and lies about key state figures.
In an interview with “Nadhra” talk show on Sada al-Balad T.V., the Mufti added that the Observatory issued more than 500 reports about suspicious fatwas (Islamic decisions) and the Dar al-Iftaa is working on rectifying them.
The fabricated video also went viral on pro-Muslim Brotherhood trolls’ accounts on social media platforms and their channels.
The terrorist Brotherhood uses social media as a means to raise a sense of public alert, broadcast lies and rumors against the Egyptian state, and incite violence through fake accounts.
The center urged to call the police to report any pharmacy that claims it has a coronavirus treatment.
Qatari Government used fake social media accounts to start an internet war against the Arab countries.
A Parliament member on Monday proposed forming a working group from each body, a ministry, and an institution, to respond to rumors and lies circulated by terrorist groups who seek distorting the Egyptian state.
Egypt's privately-owned Youm7 news website has warned of a fake Facebook page that exploits the name of the 11-year old newspaper to disseminate hostile videos and posts.
The center denied suspending the completion of the rest of the phases of the comprehensive health insurance system.
The fines imposed on the violators shall not exceed LE 250,000, or the equivalent of this value in foreign currency.
Addressing all elderly women in Egypt, Sisi said “Your son [he] is honest and sincere man.”
The ministry denied news about directing donations originally allocated to renovate the bombed National Cancer Institute to other state projects.
ATM machines spitting white paper instead of money, the issuance of new LE 500 and LE 1000 currency banknotes, insulin disappearing from hospitals and pharmacies were among the rumors.
Titled “Media Information Literacy and Sustainable Development,” the Alexandria Media Forum explored means of supporting critical thinking among media practitioners and consumers in a sustainable way by creating thoroughly fact-checked and credible conten
The Cabinet's media Center denied Monday that 32 percent of the Egyptian monuments have been smuggled abroad since 2011.
The draft law also calls for establishing a watchdog to spot rumors, and issue statements to respond to them once they emerge and spread.
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