In 2011 an extraordinary wave of mass demonstrations swept across the Middle East. A huge mass mobilization toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, helped spark bloody battles in Syria, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya, and fundamentally reshaped the regime in the area. Social media received a lot of attention during the Arab uprising. Some studies have credited social media with being the platform to initiate, lead civil revolutions and play a significant role in uprisings. While other studies have shown that social media did not deserve to be glorified. This article discusses the two points of view and tries to analyze the facts to reach a satisfactory conclusion on whether or not the Arab Spring needed social media to trigger it. Many people believe that social media played a significant role and helped accelerate the pace of the Arab Spring revolutions. (Howard & Hussain, 2013) stated that social media is one of the most substantial and obligatory terms for the Arab Spring. Furthermore, evidence shows that social media has spread a cascade of democratic thoughts across the Middle East and increased the chances of successful political revolution. Similarly, (Khondker, 2011) highlighted the role of social media highlighted by the protests in Tunisia, which were forcibly dispersed in 2008 without any negative reaction. One of the causes was that at the time in Tunisia there were just 28,000 Facebook users; so social media penetration was insignificant. Bouazizi's self-immolation eventually became a global event, thanks to social media spreading news, galvanizing mass sentiment and paving the way for mass protests in Tunisia. The “Facebook revolution” is just an exaggeration. On the other hand, this is what… middle of paper… prayers of the day and places like Tahrir Square or the Alexandria Corniche provided explicit “focal points” for the protesters. Furthermore; many citizens joined the procession when they saw it pass from their windows. The same scenario happened in Syria. Both virtual and real protesters came out en masse to lead the revolution on the real ground and not in the virtual world. Last but not least; YES; social media has highlighted the problems of tyranny in some countries in the Arab world for the whole world to reach out to. However; did not play a vital role in the revolution in the country. Furthermore, using the term “Facebook revolution” to name such a revolution is simply offensive. Never in the history of humanity have tools been a motivation that pushes people to leave their homes directly into the streets to claim their rights. Simply; it's just a tool.