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15 days ago · Egypt
Egypt Arrests 6 Matsaddash Journalists on Claims of Spreading Disinformation
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. New York Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Egypt. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 17:24 UTC. The headline in use is “Egypt Arrests 6 Matsaddash Journalists on Claims of Spreading Disinformation”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The government claims that reporters from Matsaddash, a well-known news outlet that debunks false reports, spread disinformation for the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
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Egypt Arrests 6 Matsaddash Journalists on Claims of Spreading Disinformation
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