واقع الشائعات الإلكترونية في المجتمع المصري : دراسة في تحليل المضمون

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Objective: The study aims to determine the social dimensions of the electronic rumors that spread in Egyptian society during the year (2018/2019) considering the information revolution, and its social implications, and its societal repercussions, the role of statutory law in facing them, and the extent of its effectiveness and sufficiency in reducing this phenomenon.

Methods: The study relied on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the rumors that spread on Facebook during the period (July 2018 / June 2019).

The number of electronic rumors that were monitored reached (784) rumors that varied in (35) different sectors of the state.

Results: The patterns of rumors in the Egyptian society were of six main types, and the purpose of promoting them differed according to the pattern of the rumor and the target group for promoting those rumors.

Conclusion: Rumors can spread in many forms, such as jokes, fake photos, and fabricated videos, and they aim to influence the people's thoughts to change their attitudes towards certain issues or towards society as a whole, and whoever publishes the rumor always depends on producing propaganda content that is compatible with the special nature of the Egyptian society.