Web desk: Azaad Fact Check has revealed the existence of an “Indian Fake Disinfolab” that copies the European organisation DisinfoLab, an independent non-profit run by experts in disinformation.
This group is operated from India. Today, Azaad Fact Check examined a specific article from this organisation called “The Narrative Game: India – Pakistan War.”
The Fake Disinfolab’s website is “http://TheDisinfolab.com,” and its logo, “Disinfolab,” deliberately imitates that of the genuine European DisinfoLab.
The main concern is the organisation’s clear intention to spread false information while pretending to counter disinformation.
This is particularly troubling because the original European DisinfoLab has previously debunked fake news coming from India and wrote a revealing report called “Indian Chronicles.”
Targeting Pakistani journalists, media
The first image in the Fake Disinfolab article attempts to show which Pakistani journalists work for which media outlets. This is deceptive since it seems to indicate that these organisations are biased merely because they have hired Pakistani nationals.
This is not true in practice since many of the Indian nationals, as well as professionals of other countries, work in these organisations. Moreover, the articles published by such outlets are subjected to a series of editorial reviews by multinationally based editors.
The picture is simply biased against such reputable news outlets as The New York Times, Reuters, Bloomberg and CNN, although they merely present facts.
Azaad fact check highlights, “It also includes Pakistani news websites and social media accounts like @geonews_urdu, @dawn_com, @thenews_intl, and @ForumStrategic, all targeted without proof.” The reason for this targeting appears to be that these organisations exposed India’s false narratives.
Mislabeling Chinese, Turkish media
The middle and right sections of the image also target media outlets in China and Turkey without providing any evidence. The purpose seems to be to brand Western media as “Pakistani” and Chinese or Turkish media as “anti-India,” implying bias without justification.
The first paragraph of the article makes sweeping statements without evidence. It claims that the organisation has gained “global trust” and implies that its statements should be taken as the absolute truth, yet it does not provide any proof.
False claims about Amritsar attack
Further into the article, the Fake Indian Disinfolab shifts focus. After attacking the global news media, it targets statements made by the Pakistan Government about Amritsar.
The article falsely claims that Pakistan’s statement, “Pakistan said it has not attacked India,” was wrong and that Pakistan was attacking civilians in Amritsar. Evidence shows that Pakistan’s statement was completely accurate. On May 8, 2025, Amritsar was not attacked by Pakistan.
Collateral damage occurred due to Indian surface-to-air missiles that failed to hit their targets. Wreckage found in Amritsar confirms that these missiles were of Russian origin and in the possession of the Indian Army.
Exhibit B: misleading video claims
Exhibit “B” from the Fake Indian Disinfolab claims that Pakistan’s DGISPR showed a fake video of Wing Commander Vyomika Singh stating that Pakistan did not attack Indian population centres.
Azaad Fact Check provides a video clip of the Indian Deputy Army Chief, taken from an interview at the FICCI forum and published by Indian news portal ThePrint.
In it, he clearly says, “This time our population centres were not addressed (targeted)” by Pakistan. This is another clear example of disinformation spread by the Fake Disinfolab.
Exhibit C: targeting social media accounts
Exhibit “C” from the Fake Indian DisinfoLab targets several Pakistani public social media accounts, trying to link them to the Pakistan Strategic Forum.
It also labels a leaked letter shared by these accounts as fake, without offering any evidence, simply stamping “Fake News” on screenshots.
Once again, the Fake DisinfoLab is attempting to use a false sense of credibility, relying on the fact that its name imitates the genuine EU-based non-profit organisation.
This kind of misinformation is dangerous. Fake organisations like this can mislead people, distort facts, and create confusion.
Always be careful about what you read online and rely only on official sources and verified information. Do not trust content from organisations that deliberately spread false narratives.
Azaad Fact Check has uncovered an "Indian Fake Disinfolab" mimicking European Disinfolab an independent non-profit organization disinformation experts, which is being run by India.
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