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A global network of pro-Indian fake web sites, and think tanks to influence the decision-making in Europe, researchers say.

coordinated network of 265 sites operates More Than 65 countries, according to a report, a Brussels-based NGO.

The researchers followed the websites that an Indian company, Srivastava group.

The Network was also found to involve groups, which are responsible for the anti-Pakistan lobbying events in Europe.

There is no evidence that it is with the government of India.

But the researchers believe that The Network has the purpose to spread propaganda against India's neighbor and rival Pakistan. Both countries have long sought to control The Narrative against each other.

The web pages are sprinkled with anti-Pakistan content, including the stories about the world news and sport "More Than The Fake media alone, it is their combination with The Fake NGOs, which is really worrying, because it is a Mirage of online and basic support for The Cause . This is exactly where the misinformation is," Alexandre Alaphilippe, executive director of the EU-Disinfo-lab, told the BBC.

'Zombies, green aliens and blue ghosts' EU Disinfo-the laboratory, the investigation began with the search for the EP Today, a site that claims to be an online magazine for the European Parliament in Brussels.

In October , the European Union 's disinformation Task Force , the EP Today was the release of a large amount of messages directly from Russia Today and Voice of America.

Some of the alleged Russian interference in the EU Disinfo Lab is an independent NGO, the Server behind the website Srivastava group.

The researchers, a broad network in the English Language of fake Websites to serve India, the representation of interests is revealed.

EU Disinfo Lab used to represent the skull and cross-bones zombie" Websites, green aliens", the name and the blue ghosts are misleading the title, Many of The Fake sites use The Names of defunct Newspapers provide a semblance of credibility. EU-Disinfo-have laboratory, called these "zombie" sites, as the name risen from the dead media.

For example, one of the pages called the Manchester times. Your "About Us " with a text entry copied from the Wikipedia-a newspaper with the same name.

But it is an important part of the Wikipedia description that States: "in the newspaper, the last issue appeared on 22. July, 1922 . "It is also to explain that the site links to Indian interests.

This and other web sites look like local news stations, but are secretly controlled by servers associated with the Srivastava-group Six sites is a misleading name, such as "Times of Los Angeles " instead of the better known "Los Angeles Times".

The website copy, syndicated content from news organizations that they look like real news sites. Then anti-Pakistan, stories, and opinions from members of the NGO community, the serve connected to The Network in India plans to interest representation, the researchers found.

The Times , in Geneva , is one of The Most sophisticated websites in The Network and created a lot of video content. His activities seem to target the decision-makers at the UN.

The website was not updated since the 19th century. November, a few days after the EU-Disinfo-lab, first announced his discovery of The Network .

The BBC tried calling the number on The Times of the Geneva site, but it has been cut off. His YouTube channel has been locked and your Twitter account will be suspended.

Interviews with lobbyists, members of Parliament and representatives of non-governmental organizations critical of Pakistan appeared on The Times of the Geneva YouTube channel of Mr Alaphilippe believes that The Network created was to influence The International institutions and the elected representatives.

"We think The Most important goal was to achieve in the situation, the politics in Brussels and Geneva , without having to go in the back to those behind the manipulative network. And it worked!", he told the BBC.

"the deputies [of the members of the European Parliament ] deal directly with The Network on a variety of levels, whether it is by writing op-eds for your media, participate in overseas trips, and press conferences, or by speaking in the European Parliament in the name of The Cause . "

Ray Serrato, an open-source-investigator with a focus on misinformation, pointed out how little Social Media traction in The Network is generated.

In an email to the BBC, he says, what was noticed to him that "someone went to pain goiter to up hundreds of fake Websites-reporting of problems aligned with India's interests, And Then (unwittingly? To give - ) members of the European Parliament legitimacy to some of these sites".

", are the topics of The real impact that the officials lined can by hand and chew the cud, certain conversation, completely not aware about how you got it. "

The EU-Disinfo-Lab-report shows a variety of organisations, to be closely associated, so far, the organization "protests and conferences that every year during the UN Human Rights Council, sessions". You have to concentrate to criticize on campaigns, Pakistan for the Status of minorities and persecuted groups in the country.

< p > the group identified the Human Rights Council in The Network of the European Organisation for Pakistani minorities (EOPM) organized a protest in front of the UN in 2016, at a conference in the un human.

EOPM put posters in Geneva , The Message "Save the minorities in Pakistan" In the year 2017, posters with The Message "Free Balochistan" and other slogans, the support of the minorities in Pakistan, appeared on the streets in Geneva , in what the Pakistani authorities, the charge of The Swiss Ambassador to demand the removal of the posters.

The EU-Disinfo-lab-report stresses that in this year a campaign was launched, in front of the office of the United Nations in Geneva on Balochistan. The protest used the hashtag #Pakistan to stop genocide, with the speeches of different persons names in The Report . It was extensively covered in the media in The Network , such as The Times , in Geneva .

India has also been on the receiving end of the critical of outdoor advertising in Europe. Earlier this year, during The Cricket World Cup in England, the banners were seen flying over the stadium during India's match against Sri Lanka in Headingley, Leeds, with messages like "justice for Kashmir " and "India Stop genocide and Free Kashmir ".

the Planes flew over the 2019 Cricket World Cup matches in towing both anti-Pakistan and anti-Indian slogans, which has led to hostility between Pakistan and India, in three all-out wars, and numerous battles across The Border , The Most recent was in February of this year.

to construct The battle, the effective narrative and gather international support has long been fighting for, both online and offline.

Ten Years ago, the now dormant Pakistani Blog cafe Pyala, unearthed a network of publications that were hawkishly pro-Pakistan, and the officials according to the strong anti-India.

they found a similar Modus Operandi , where the news agencies, "reference and promote each other constantly," with misleading names such as "The Times of Bombay, the Delhi Times, Dacca times".

in contrast to its anti-Indian predecessor, the anti-Pakistan network revealed by the EU-Disinfo-Lab has a strong presence in European cities such as Brussels, Geneva and Strasbourg, coordination of demonstrations and Social Media campaign.

Who is behind The Network ? By common telephone numbers and address in Brussels, as well as shared web Server, EU-Disinfo-lab Srivastava group found that the focus of The Network .

Srivastava's group is an Indian Holding Company declares on its website that it has "interests in Natural resources, Clean energy, aerospace, Consulting services, healthcare, Print media and publishing".

One of the Srivastava group of companies, The International Institute for Non-Aligned studies (IINS), sponsored for the extreme right-wing deputies in October .

Srivastava's group head office appeared to be unoccupied, The IINS of residence at the same address in Delhi as the Srivastava group, and an obscure media outlet called New Delhi Times.

Bbc News in Hindi reporter Kirti of The House of Dubey attended The Address and was told by a Security Guard -there was no office in The Building . A neighbor who lived in the area for 40 Years said he had never seen, that someone in The House . Srivastava's group has not responded to the BBC request to comment by phone and E-Mail attempts.

When Indian media reported that the publication of the EU-Disinfo-Lab first results in November, the New Delhi Times " editor in chief Ankit Srivastava tweeted to tarnish that Pakistan try secret services for him, even though he has no evidence.

'Madi-effect'Madi Sharma has been identified, the EU-Disinfo-the laboratory as a means for disinformation network. She has written for the EP Today and the New Delhi Times as the "EU-correspondent".

Madi was Sharma, sent members invitations for the controversial trip to Kashmir . Under The Invitation , wrote letters, as The Founder and CEO of Women's Economic and Social Think Tank (WESTT), and said that The Trip would be sponsored by the IINS.

In a statement to the BBC, the EESC, the independence of its members emphasized.

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Source of news: bbc.com