Rumours Are a Low-Cost Weapon Targeting Egyptian Awareness, Expert Says

Colonel Hatem Saber, an expert in international counterterrorism and information warfare, has warned that rumours offer a low-cost means of targeting public awareness in Egypt.

Saber said modern warfare no longer relies solely on military confrontation. Its tools have evolved to include efforts to influence the collective consciousness of societies.

His assessment places the targeting of public awareness alongside armed confrontation as a feature of contemporary conflict, rather than treating warfare as an exclusively military activity.

By describing rumours as a cheap weapon, Saber highlighted the role of information warfare in attempts to shape how Egyptians understand events. His warning focused on the targeting of society’s shared awareness, beyond the battlefield.