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Kuwait Defense Ministry warns public about fake social media account impersonating minister
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Kuwait Defense Ministry warns public about fake social media account impersonating minister

From Arab Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Context piece
  • Kuwait's Ministry of Defense has issued a warning about a fake social media account impersonating the Defense Minister.
  • The ministry confirmed that the Defense Minister does not have any official social media accounts.
  • The public is urged to rely only on verified information from official channels and avoid spreading false information from unverified accounts.

Kuwait's Ministry of Defense has issued a warning to the public regarding a fraudulent social media account falsely claiming to represent Defense Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. The ministry stressed that this account is not authentic and does not reflect the minister's official stance.

Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, stated that the account circulating on social media platforms and attributed to the minister is not his. He explicitly confirmed that the Defense Minister does not maintain any official presence on social media platforms.

Al-Otaibi urged the public to exercise caution and rely solely on information disseminated through the official channels of the Ministry of Defense. He also advised users to refrain from sharing or circulating content from unverified accounts to prevent the propagation of misinformation.

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Originally published by Arab Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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