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Online news wins subscribers around world but trust low: survey
World
June 16, 2020
Online news wins subscribers around world but trust low: survey
Increasing numbers of readers are paying for online news around the world even if the level of trust in the…
Sherine Abdel Wahab denies catching coronavirus
Music
June 8, 2020
Sherine Abdel Wahab denies catching coronavirus
Egyptian celebrity Sherine Abdel Wahab denied Sunday rumors that she caught the coronavirus, or showed any symptoms, slamming them as…
US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies
World
May 9, 2020
US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies
The United States on Friday accused China and Russia of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives over the coronavirus…
Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
World
April 8, 2020
Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
The agency that oversees online addresses on Tuesday called for those issuing website address to vigilantly thwart cyber scams exploiting…
Oil Ministry debunks social media posts showing Egypt’s oil prices for April-June
Egypt
April 1, 2020
Oil Ministry debunks social media posts showing Egypt’s oil prices for April-June
Egypt’s Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources on Tuesday debunked social media posts reportedly showcasing the updated oil prices for…
Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare
Technology
March 29, 2020
Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare
The biggest reputational risk Facebook and other social media companies had expected in 2020 was fake news surrounding the US…
Media adviser for PM denies Egypt under curfew Tuesday
Egypt
March 16, 2020
Media adviser for PM denies Egypt under curfew Tuesday
On Sunday the media adviser to the Prime Minister, Hany Younis, denied a widely-circulated rumor across social media that the…
Egypt works with Facebook to fight coronavirus misinformation
Health & Fitness
March 14, 2020
Egypt works with Facebook to fight coronavirus misinformation
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced Friday that it is cooperating with Facebook to push an initiative to raise…
Egypt designates numbers on WhatsApp for reporting coronavirus ‘rumors’
Egypt
March 11, 2020
Egypt designates numbers on WhatsApp for reporting coronavirus ‘rumors’
Egypt’s cabinet media center said on Wednesday that it has designated two numbers on the mobile call and messaging application…
Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated’
World
March 9, 2020
Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated’
Twitter has used a new policy to identify misleading content for the first time on a post retweeted by US…