The Kuwait National Guard warned the public on May 15 against circulating a fabricated statement falsely attributed to the Government Communication Center about an alleged official announcement by the Guard, Arab Times reported. Brigadier General Dr. Jadaan Fadel Jadaan, spokesperson for the National Guard and director of its Moral Guidance Directorate, described the circulating image as incorrect and issued through an account that impersonated an official entity. Jadaan stressed the need to verify all information and rely solely on authorised official accounts for any news concerning state institutions.
Jadaan urged citizens and residents not to allow themselves to be influenced by rumors or misleading content on social media platforms. The spokesperson noted that such false information risks causing confusion and eroding public trust in official bodies. Arab Times said authorities reiterated calls for caution online together with checks on the authenticity of material before any sharing or engagement.
The alert forms part of sustained official efforts to address disinformation across Kuwait. A NATO report on government responses to the malicious use of social media from 2019 documented that Kuwait strengthened legal measures by criminalising the posting and spreading of disinformation online. The analysis placed Kuwait among several nations that expanded competencies to prosecute offenders under updated statutes.
The National Guard has previously issued parallel warnings about unverified social media claims. Kuwait Times reported in a recent instance that the Guard, again through Jadaan, dismissed speculation over a possible radioactive leak by confirming that radiation levels in the country’s airspace and territorial waters remained within normal ranges. Specialised teams at the Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Center for Chemical Defense and Radiological Monitoring tracked the situation continuously in coordination with other state authorities, Jadaan stated at the time.
He added that the radiological monitoring system operated around the clock with full efficiency during that episode. Jadaan repeated the advice to depend exclusively on official sources rather than unverified posts. These repeated interventions reflect the Guard’s focus on countering misinformation that could affect public safety perceptions.
Misinformation spreads rapidly through digital channels in the wider region. A World Bank document examining resistance to health misinformation cited surveys in which more than 60 percent of Jordanian respondents accepted claims that COVID-19 was a man-made virus while roughly 25 percent believed vaccines carried microchips or caused infertility. The assessment highlighted how such narratives travel farther and faster via social media than in previous eras.
Kuwait’s latest advisory aligns with the pattern of official communications designed to reinforce source verification habits among the population. Jadaan has consistently positioned reliance on authorised accounts as the primary defence against fabricated content. Arab Times carried the Guard’s reminder that only statements from verified channels should inform public understanding of security-related matters.
