The death of Abdelfattah El-Sisi, Egypt's president, has been the subject of bogus claims among social media users and news websites. On April 29, many posts falsely claimed the death of Abdelfattah El-Sisi.
On Friday, April 29, 2022, CBC and Extra News websites in Egypt announced that their accounts on the “Nabd app” had been hacked and fake news about the death of Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi was published. The two hacked websites circulated photos on the “Nabd app,” and published breaking news: “The Death of President Abdelfattah El-Sisi.”
The official Facebook page of Aljazeera-Egypt also posted that CBC and Extra News websites have announced that their accounts have been hacked on the “Nabd app” and have published false news about the death of the President Abdelfattah El-Sisi.
Misbar investigated the news regarding the death of Egypt's President and discovered that no reliable sources had published information about his death.
Many social media users and news websites reported that the Egyptian authorities on Friday closed the “Nabd app” after it published news about the death of Egypt's President Abdelfattah El-Sisi. The announcement of the closure of the app coincided with the spread of a screenshot said to be from the app and included false news of the death of Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi.
CBS's Twitter account posted a statement explaining that its channel's account on the “Nabd app” was closed “after unknown hackers hacked it and spread false news through it.” The channel attached a photo along with the statement, in which it said, “‘The Nabd app’ was hacked by unknown hackers to publish fake news on it, and the relevant authorities are dealing with the breach and taking action against the website.”
Misbar’s Investigation
Misbar investigated the widely circulated claim that the Egyptian authorities had closed the "Nabd app" and discovered it to be false. Contrary to viral claims, the "Nabd app" remains available on the App Store and Google Play, with over ten million users. However, the CBC and Extra News apps are no longer available after being hacked and publishing false information about Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-death. Sisi's
“Nabd App” Comment Regarding the Misleading Claims
On April 29, "Nabd app" denied on its website that it had been hacked, stating that it is secured by all global security and protection measures.
It is also worth noting that the app's sources have their own control panel through which they can publish their own content in the app, as well as on other social networks. It does not edit or write news, and all content is published directly by news sources.
“Nabd App” Media and News Company
“Nabd App” is the largest personalized Arabic news aggregator, enabling Arabic users globally to stay up to date with their favorite topics on the go. It was established in 2012, and it contains more than 1500 publishers of Arabic content from all categories, such as local and international news, sports, economics, health, and technology.
The platform customizes content provided to users based on their choices, interests, and geographical location.
Misbar’s Sources
Elkhabar 24
Aljadeed. tv
nabdapp.com
Extra News
Extra News
CBC Egypt
CBC Egypt
Al Jazeera Egypt
www.almayadeen.net
King20177
Fatma Tag
Algazar Naji
