Egypt says six members of online platform 'run by Muslim Brotherhood' arrested
Egyptian police have arrested six members of an online platform who are accused of spreading false news and having links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood . The Interior Ministry said in a statement that it had identified an “unlicensed online page" called Matsadaqsh ( Don't Believe It ), which it alleged was operated from abroad and published misleading reports and distorted facts. "An…
Egyptian authorities have apprehended six individuals from an online platform accused of disseminating false information and having ties to the banned Muslim Brotherhood. The Interior Ministry announced the arrest, stating that the platform, called Matsadaqsh (Don't Believe It), operates from abroad and disseminates misleading reports and distorted facts.
Investigation revealed that Matsadaqsh is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and run by Abdel Rahman Shoukry, an alleged fugitive, with the assistance of other Muslim Brotherhood members in the country. These members allegedly prepare and submit false reports to Shoukry for publication in exchange for payments from abroad. Upon completing legal procedures, six members of the media committee associated with Matsadaqsh were arrested, with one being a registered member of the Journalists' Syndicate.
The ministry informed the head of the Journalists' Syndicate about the journalist's arrest and initiated legal proceedings. Despite the platform claiming to specialize in fact-checking Egyptian and Arab content, it has denied the allegations. Since President Abdel Fattah El Sisi took office in 2013, the Muslim Brotherhood has been outlawed, declared a terrorist organization, and thousands of its members and supporters have been prosecuted.
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