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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…
Can anti-malarial and rheumatoid arthritis drugs treat coronavirus?
Science
March 27, 2020
Can anti-malarial and rheumatoid arthritis drugs treat coronavirus?
A number of rumors have surfaced online claiming that anti-malarial drugs or medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, which contain…
In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds
Middle East
March 27, 2020
In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper,…
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
World
March 26, 2020
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
From being duped into taking poisonous “cures”, to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world…
‘Corona Question and Answer’: Sky News Arabia, Facebook battle COVID-19 misinformation
Middle East
March 25, 2020
‘Corona Question and Answer’: Sky News Arabia, Facebook battle COVID-19 misinformation
Sky News Arabia (SNA) has launched a new interactive news show on Facebook live dedicated to examining the facts surrounding…
Social media ‘rumors’ about Hantavirus ‘nonsense’: Chinese embassy
Egypt
March 25, 2020
Social media ‘rumors’ about Hantavirus ‘nonsense’: Chinese embassy
The Chinese embassy in Cairo dismissed “rumors” circulating about the hantavirus as “nonsense,” after news of a death from the…
Don’t stop the music: DJ hosts 10-hour Instagram dance party
Music
March 23, 2020
Don’t stop the music: DJ hosts 10-hour Instagram dance party
Just because there’s a pandemic going on, doesn’t mean the party has to stop. And one DJ has kept it…
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 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…