First I read that it was showed on Egyptian TV on 9/11, then elsewhere I read that it was shown on an Egyptian talk show either a month or a week before, depending on the reports. It had been floating around on the Internet for months before that. It’s hard to get the details straight.
In any case, it was clearly broadcast by the Egyptians themselves on their state-controlled television precisely to stir up trouble.
And somehow, nobody in the ME, no matter how poor, seems to have trouble getting a video-capable phone and some kind of internet connection.
Thanks for the info.:)