All over the authoritarian world, state news agencies serve to reflect the mindset, policies, and official positions of their regimes. As it hit the bottom and continues to dig, Algeria’s state news agency APS moved from spreading propaganda and fake news to outright insults. Blinded by its endemic hostility to Morocco’s territorial integrity, the Algerian regime’s mouthpiece has hit absurd levels in attributing false statements and positions to countries and global bodies. In October 2021, the UN has denied as false reports by Algeria’s APS that Morocco “failed” to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). In response, OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville lashed out at the Algerian news agency’s “false information” in a fiery statement.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 29, 2024 17:16 UTC