I agree we should stop being driven by false narratives. However, last time I checked false narratives mean ‘presentation of incorrect information regarding a particular situation’, I’m not sure that means rewriting reality. Loudspeakers are technology, not theology; they’ve been part of public worship and civic life across faiths for decades; adhan, kirtan, bhajans, even church services on PA. So is your problem Loudspeakers or Islam ? If the concern is misuse, name the offenders and cite the law. Don’t smear an entire community’s worship to score a slogan. By the way the EU Disinfolab has exposed India 3 Times over the past 5 years in 26 Nov 2019 —First investigation: “Uncovered: 265 coordinated fake local media outlets serving Indian interests.” •9 Dec 2020 — Major report: “Indian Chronicles,” a 15-year influence operation using fake NGOs/media at the EU & UN. •23 Feb 2023 — Follow-up: “#BadSources,” showing ANI cited non-existent think-tanks/outlets. That’s what we call spreading fake narratives.

#BadSources – How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist - EU DisinfoLab on ANI disinfo.eu/publications/bad-…

#BadSources (BS): How Indian news agency @ANI quoted sources that do not exist mobidrive.com/sharelink/p/cG… via @DisinfoEU & @Gary_Machado_ & @AAlaphilippe @PriyankaPulla @RPrasad12 @d_s_thakur

🔟In a world dominated by digital narratives, the data paints a disconcerting portrait of carefully orchestrated disinformation campaigns stemming from India, with a targeted focus. The Washington Post's investigative report stands as a notable example, illuminating the alleged role of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in utilizing social media to incite Islamophobia, thereby emboldening its on-ground impact. Moreover, the persistent findings by the EU DisinfoLab echo a recurring narrative of an extensive network of fabricated media outlets originating in India. 🔸The 2020 report from EU DisinfoLab exposes the extent of this disinformation network, with over 750 fake Indian media outlets operating across 119 countries. These outlets have consistently disseminated propaganda articles designed to tarnish Pakistan's image. 🔸Moreover, previous reports from DisInfoLab have highlighted the questionable practices of India's news agency, ANI, which has repeatedly quoted dubious sources and cited fake media outlets like 'EP Today' and 'EU Chronicles,' both of which purportedly specialized in EU affairs. 🔸 The latest Disinfo Lab report, released in February 2023, titled '#BadSources (BS),' provides further evidence of ANI's questionable sourcing practices. It reveals that ANI is quoting a think tank, IFFRAS, which was previously linked to the Srivastava group and had been legally dissolved in 2014. Shockingly, this dissolved entity is now quoted about twice a week by ANI, according to the report.

Thread 🧵. ANI #BadSources 👇

Fake news pandemic in India. ANI, an influential media outlet, has been caught quoting a think tank that was shut down a decade ago. And it happened not just once or twice but over 100 times in a year! Similarly, ANI uses imaginary journalists and geopolitical for anti-China & anti-Pakistan propaganda. And numerous mainstream media simply amplify these fake news without any independent checking. Expose from EU DisinfoLab: BadSources – How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist

An extension of #BadSources. India's new tactics for "Silencing Jammu & Kashmiri media"! @ErshadMahmud @ciss_ajk

Please check out #BadSources & the detailed report by @DisinfoEU (#IndianChronicles) on India’s nefarious tactics that invent activists & experts out of thin air to malign Pakistan & to continue its #SettlerColonialism in #IndianOccupiedKashmir.

If you want to understand what’s happening in Pakistan with false flag accounts and disinformation, best dig into the research by @DisinfoEU Lab. Sharing links👇🏽 India: #BadSources – How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist - 8 disinfo.eu/publications/bad-…

New episode of India's #badsources and disinfo propaganda starts. Fabricating Papalpreet Singh & Amritpal Singh's conections with Pak Pak ISI Pitching stories for False flag against Khalistan Independence movement. @DisinfoEU @ANI m.timesofindia.com/city/delh…

thats another example of Indian media's unreliability @DisinfoEU #BadSources and mis-quotations to generate hatred. Pak-US relation have a long history of close ties. 2/2 @NikkiHaley @POTUS @ForeignOfficePk

My sources - The pic below is the briefing room where all ANI Stories are finalized disinfo.eu #BadSources – How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist - EU DisinfoLab

2/3 @ANI Should also reveal #BadSources used after #pulwamaattack2019 staged by #RSS establishment and political actors in India 'to kill two birds with one stone', i.e Defame Pakistan & support #BJP_Nazism in elections.

بھارتی نیوز ایجنسی ANI جھوٹے ذرائع کا استعمال کر کے ، جعلی کانفرنسوں کے حوالے دے کر اور من گھڑت بیانات کے ذریعے پاکستان اور چین کے خلاف پراپیگنڈا خبریں چلاتی ہے- صحافت کی دنیا کا ایک تہلکہ خیز سکینڈل #BadSources #IndianChronicles #Propaganda

#BadSources – How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist - EU DisinfoLab disinfo.eu/publications/bad-…

بھارتی نیوز ایجنسی ANI جھوٹے ذرائع کا استعمال کر کے ، جعلی کانفرنسوں کے حوالے دے کر اور من گھڑت بیانات کے ذریعے پاکستان اور چین کے پراپیگنڈا خبریں چلاتی - صحافت کی دنیا کا ایک تہلکہ خیز سکینڈل disinfo.eu/publications/bad-… #BadSources #IndianChronicles

Latest investigation of @DisinfoEU How Indian news agency ANI repeatedly quoted non-existent bloggers, experts, journalists and think tanks spreading anti-Pakistan/China narratives in India. #BadSources #StoryKillers #FactCheck disinfo.eu/publications/bad-…

#BadSources India is at it again! "The EU DisinfoLab unveils its latest investigation into anti-#Pakistan/#China influence operations and follows up on two previous investigations published in 2019 and 2020." #disinformation disinfo.eu/publications/bad-…

//To ease your reading, we've shortened ANI's #BadSources to BS in this thread. // Someone give this writer an award @DisinfoEU !

In its coverage of our #BadSources investigation, the @OCCRP goes further into ANI's business ownership structure. occrp.org/en/daily/17354-new…