Egypt
Mon, Mar 4, 2024
Online campaign targeted Egyptian economist after his death in custody
Suspicious accounts on Facebook and X amplified state narratives about Ayman Hadhoud as human rights groups raised questions about his death
Mon, Dec 4, 2023
Egyptian social media reacts to calls for evacuating Gaza residents into Sinai
Narratives calling for displacement of Gaza Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula met with rejection in Egyptian social media
by Dina Sadek
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Pro-government Twitter accounts targeted head of Egyptian Engineers Syndicate
Suspicious accounts used duplicated content to attack syndicate head Tarek el-Nabarawy
Thu, Jul 6, 2023
Egyptian human rights defender repeatedly targeted by suspicious Twitter network
Campaign attempted to harass and discredit activist Gamal Eid
Wed, May 31, 2023
Pro-government Twitter accounts push hashtag promoting Egypt’s support for human rights
Twitter accounts identified as part of a network promoting pro-government content initiated a hashtag in support of government actions
by Dina Sadek
Fri, May 19, 2023
Reports of alleged weapons deal between Egypt and Russia heighten conspiracy theories on Arabic social media
Leaked US intelligence document alleging secret weapons deal between Egypt and Russia sparks conspiracy theories about America’s interests in Egypt
by Dina Sadek
Wed, Apr 5, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns spread on Arabic social media
The World Cup fueled online and offline campaigns promoting anti-LGBTQ sentiment and hateful rhetoric
by Dina Sadek
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
Egyptian Twitter network amplifies pro-government hashtags, attacks fact-checkers
Twitter network targeted the fact-checking organization Saheeh Masr while also promoting the Egyptian government and military
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
Suspicious Twitter accounts promote hashtag attacking Egyptian human rights defender
Veteran activist George Ishak targeted by disinformation campaign after criticizing Egyptian government
Mon, Mar 2, 2020
Facebook shuts down Egyptian disinformation network, bans two marketing companies
Facebook removed more than 1,700 assets linked to Egyptian digital marketing firms targeting audiences in Middle East and North Africa
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Facebook removes assets connected to Egyptian newspaper El Fagr
Pages, groups, and accounts masqueraded as regional news outlets in a coordinated effort
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
Facebook Disabled Assets Linked to Egypt and UAE-Based Firms
Two digital marketing firms conducted influence campaigns targeting the Middle East and North Africa
