Muslim Brotherhood's media tactics to undermine public trust in Egyptian state institutions

Since 2013, Muslim Brotherhood media outlets have engaged in "information alienation," using primitive deepfake techniques and quote-chopping to erode public trust in Egyptian state institutions. Examples include manipulating former Health Minister Dr. Hala Zayed’s 2019 statements and misrepresenting President El-Sisi’s discourse on the national railway system by circulating out-of-context clips. The group also targeted the "Sinai File," with operative Salama Al-Bass confessing to receiving foreign currency for economic surveillance and staging fake raids or protests to create inciting "documentaries" for channels in Turkey and London. The deception extended to Egypt’s "Soft Power," repurposing old interviews with actor Adel Emam to suggest "artistic suppression," and launching an economic smear campaign against the New Suez Canal, falsely labeling it a "useless bypass" and fabricating construction failure claims. Information security experts note the group's shift from "mobilizing in squares" to "mobilizing through screens," exploiting social media. However, this "digital insurgency" has been countered by public awareness and the availability of original, unedited footage on official state platforms, which has exposed the organization’s media tactics.