Controversial Egyptian television anchor Ahmed Moussa is known to throw caution - and sometimes facts - to the wind. To the amusement of his many critics online, his latest on-air misstep was no exception.
During his most recent show, Moussa sang the praises of the Russian military, which began conducting airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria this month. The only problem: The footage he presented proudly during his nightly broadcast on the Sada el Balad channel on Sunday wasn't footage of a Russian airstrike at all.
The video was posted on YouTube about five years ago, and it is most likely from a video game.
"The Russians did it. Yes, this is the Russian army, this is Russian weaponry, this is (Vladimir) Putin. Yes, they are countering terrorism, truly countering it. Now you will see a terrifying video, terrifying."
Terrifying indeed - but not for the reasons Moussa thought.
Moussa seemed to think that the footage was clear proof of the Russian military's superiority over its U.S. counterparts.
Online, Moussa's blunder became a meme, including referring to an image from Super Mario Bros. as Moussa's Cairo traffic report.
Earlier this year, he was sentenced to two years in prison and fined about $2,553 by the Nasr City Misdemeanor Court in a libel case, according to the Daily News Egypt. Another court later overturned that sentence.
During his most recent show, Moussa sang the praises of the Russian military, which began conducting airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria this month. The only problem: The footage he presented proudly during his nightly broadcast on the Sada el Balad channel on Sunday wasn't footage of a Russian airstrike at all.
The video was posted on YouTube about five years ago, and it is most likely from a video game.
"The Russians did it. Yes, this is the Russian army, this is Russian weaponry, this is (Vladimir) Putin. Yes, they are countering terrorism, truly countering it. Now you will see a terrifying video, terrifying."
Terrifying indeed - but not for the reasons Moussa thought.
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Moussa seemed to think that the footage was clear proof of the Russian military's superiority over its U.S. counterparts.
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Online, Moussa's blunder became a meme, including referring to an image from Super Mario Bros. as Moussa's Cairo traffic report.
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Earlier this year, he was sentenced to two years in prison and fined about $2,553 by the Nasr City Misdemeanor Court in a libel case, according to the Daily News Egypt. Another court later overturned that sentence.
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