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• Moroccan Soccer Star Sabiri Denies ’Virtual Fiancée’ Claims on Social Media
  19 January 2023, by Ginette

  Moroccan international Abdelhamid Sabiri, who plays for Sampdoria, rejects the allegations of a young woman who claims to be his fiancée.
  The Moroccan player has challenged on Instagram, describing as "fake" the publication illustrated with photos and asking subscribers not to interfere in "the couple’s private life." For Abdelhamid Sabiri, "these statements are false, lying and unfounded. A false rumor," he said.
  The Atlas Lion stresses that this is a rumor spread by a woman seeking (…)

• Muslim Group Denounces Hoax Letter, Files Complaint Over False Beach Incident Claims
  25 September 2020, by Ginette

  The association "Musulmans de France" says it is outraged by a fake letter written in its name and addressed to the gendarmerie to congratulate it on having covered the bare breasts of three women on a beach in Perpignan. It condemns this hoax and informs that it will file a complaint against unknown persons.
  According to this letter, the association was referring to the intervention of gendarmerie reservists on the Sainte-Marie beach on August 20. The gendarmerie had come back on the (…)

• Moroccan Nurse Arrested for Spreading False COVID-19 Information, Breaching Patient Privacy
  4 April 2020, by Ginette

  A 26-year-old nurse, working in a public hospital, is the subject of an investigation opened by the judicial police brigade of Boujdour. She is suspected of disseminating false information and violating professional secrecy in connection with the coronavirus.
  It all started with an audio recording bearing the voice of a woman, circulated on social media, announcing not only two cases of coronavirus contamination in Boujdour, but also spreading allegations about the worsening of (…)

• Morocco’s Food Safety Office Debunks Olive Oil Health Risk Rumors
  28 October 2019, by Ginette

  The rumors circulated on social networks that the olive fly would have had an impact on the safety of olive products in northern Morocco are false and unfounded. Through a press release, the Regional Directorate of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima of the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) refuted these allegations, while reassuring consumers.
  In a press release from ONSSA, it was clearly stated that the consumption of olive oil produced in the olive oil processing units approved by ONSSA (…)

• Morocco Denies Rumors of Early School Closures Amid Coronavirus Concerns
  4 March 2020, by Ginette

  Since the first case of coronavirus contamination was detected in Morocco, rumors have been circulating on social media, especially regarding the education sector. In a statement, the Ministry of Education denies having brought forward the school holidays, normally scheduled for the end of March.
  According to rumors circulating on Whatsapp, the ministry was to hold a meeting on Tuesday to bring forward the school holidays. The ministry calls on citizens not to give any credence to this (…)

• Morocco Denies Rumors of Shortened School Holidays Amid Coronavirus Concerns
  11 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  Rumors about the shortened school holidays at the end of March, due to the Coronavirus, have been denied, through a statement from the Moroccan Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research.
  No school holidays planned for the end of March! This information is a "false statement", indicated the supervisory ministry, in a press release. The school year is therefore continuing according to the originally established school program.
  In (…)

• Moroccan Minister’s Wealth Ranking Sparks Controversy, Company Denies Forbes Report
  13 October 2020, by Ginette

  The Moroccan Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Aziz Akhannouch, would occupy the 8th place in the ranking of the 15 richest people in Africa. This ranking is denied by the General Manager of the Afriquia subsidiary, Saïd El Baghdadi, who describes it as hazardous, fanciful, and not taking into account reality.
  The Moroccan economic operator and politician, Aziz Akhannouch, would be at the head of a colossal fortune of $3.5 billion. This information published by Forbes (…)

• Moroccan TV Channel Sparks Outrage with False Death Report of Singer Abdelwahab Doukkali
  1 October 2024, by Prince

  Medi1 TV is under fire for having mentioned the name of Abdelwahab Doukkali preceded by "the late" in a report on the Mers Sultan neighborhood of Casablanca, broadcast on Sunday in the news bulletins of the channel, leading to believe that the artist is deceased.
  During the broadcast of the report, Medi1 TV viewers were surprised to hear "the late Abdelwahab Doukkali", while the person concerned is still alive. A professional mistake that has aroused the anger of the artist’s relatives (…)

• Morocco Denies Rumors of Wastewater Discharge in Kenitra River
  28 April 2020, by Ginette

  The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment has just denied the information that wastewater was being discharged into the river near Kenitra.
  Contrary to what is being circulated on social networks, it states that the work that is the subject of the photo accompanying the article in question, "concerns the construction of the stormwater pipe and not the wastewater". Moreover, "this work carried out between 2016 and 2017, was supervised by the autonomous water and electricity (…)

• Morocco Denies Rumors of Regional Redistricting Plans, Interior Ministry Official Says
  21 March 2023, by Ginette

  A reduction in the number of regions in Morocco would be in the process of being prepared, according to information published on social networks and some media. A Fake news, responds an authorized voice at the Ministry of the Interior.
  According to the information relayed on Facebook and taken up by some media, Abdelouafi Laftit would have made a trip to Agadir accompanied by a high-level delegation in order to discuss a new regional division project with the walis and governors. "There (…)