{"id":87184,"date":"2021-02-25T19:53:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T14:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=87184"},"modified":"2021-02-25T19:53:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T14:23:08","slug":"zee-news-ians-falsely-claim-kashmiri-journalist-baba-umar-has-pakistan-isi-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/zee-news-ians-falsely-claim-kashmiri-journalist-baba-umar-has-pakistan-isi-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Zee News, IANS falsely claim Kashmiri journalist Baba Umar has &#8216;Pakistan ISI links&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210225122423\/https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/india\/khalistan-conspiracy-to-defame-india-hatched-by-pakistan-and-turkey-report-2342941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zee News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210225122653\/https:\/\/newsd.in\/turkey-joins-hands-with-pakistan-to-spread-unrest-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IANS<\/a> recently published reports based on an article by an unknown website &#8216;Greek City Times&#8217; claiming author-activist Peter Freidrich whom the Indian government is pursuing in the farmers&#8217; protest toolkit case is close to &#8220;TRT journalist Baba Umar who is believed to be working for Pakistan&#8217;s ISI&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both of them [Friedrich and Umar] have been following each other and promoting each other&#8217;s content as well. Besides, Pieter Fredrich had done several interactions\/productions with Baba Umar in the past. In one of the videos that he produced with Baba Umar, and is allegedly sponsored by Pakistan, he attacked India by taking a pro-Pakistani line on Kashmir,&#8221; Zee News and IANS quoted &#8216;Greek City Times&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Zee News also provided a screenshot of the interview however, it is noteworthy that the person has been identified as &#8216;Umar Baba&#8217; in Peter Freidrich&#8217;s tweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87186 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e104e093-935c-4097-b11f-959e2d67f8ed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1299\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e104e093-935c-4097-b11f-959e2d67f8ed.jpg 1299w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e104e093-935c-4097-b11f-959e2d67f8ed-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e104e093-935c-4097-b11f-959e2d67f8ed-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e104e093-935c-4097-b11f-959e2d67f8ed-768x456.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1299px) 100vw, 1299px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Right-wing propaganda websites <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210225122822\/https:\/\/tfipost.com\/2021\/02\/k2-kashmir-khalistan-plan-to-unsettle-india-is-being-hatched-by-an-unholy-nexus-of-turkey-and-pakistan\/%5C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Frustrated Indian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210225122917\/https:\/\/kreately.in\/pakistan-turkey-the-toolkit-tools-pieter-friedrich-ali-keskin-zahra-billoo-sami-al-arian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kreately<\/a> also claimed that Kashmiri journalist Baba Umar has ISI links.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-87184 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/zee-news-ians-falsely-claim-kashmiri-journalist-baba-umar-has-pakistan-isi-links\/2e92e239-bc9c-4234-9126-c71ba83bcd7e\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/2e92e239-bc9c-4234-9126-c71ba83bcd7e.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/2e92e239-bc9c-4234-9126-c71ba83bcd7e.jpg 981w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/2e92e239-bc9c-4234-9126-c71ba83bcd7e-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/2e92e239-bc9c-4234-9126-c71ba83bcd7e-768x666.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/zee-news-ians-falsely-claim-kashmiri-journalist-baba-umar-has-pakistan-isi-links\/5f5e7c2e-54de-4340-99bb-80684e242b8a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1101\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5f5e7c2e-54de-4340-99bb-80684e242b8a.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5f5e7c2e-54de-4340-99bb-80684e242b8a.png 1101w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5f5e7c2e-54de-4340-99bb-80684e242b8a-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5f5e7c2e-54de-4340-99bb-80684e242b8a-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5f5e7c2e-54de-4340-99bb-80684e242b8a-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Peter Friedrich did not interview journalist Baba Umar<\/h4>\n<p>The interview that Greek City Times referred to was taken in April 2019. Peter Friedrich spoke about Kashmir with &#8216;Umar Baba&#8217;, not TRT journalist Baba Umar.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Speaking with Umar Baba about his perspective on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kashmir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kashmir<\/a>: &#8220;For the land, they murdered their constitution. They murdered <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/democracy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#democracy<\/a>.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KashmirBleeds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KashmirBleeds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KashmirBleedsForJustice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KashmirBleedsForJustice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KashmirUnreported?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KashmirUnreported<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KashmirUnderThreat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KashmirUnderThreat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EndKashmirBlockade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EndKashmirBlockade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Full interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzSvoZdM3k\">https:\/\/t.co\/KzSvoZdM3k<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/az8mudFWBF\">pic.twitter.com\/az8mudFWBF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pieter \u201cLove on the Brain\u201d Friedrich (@FriedrichPieter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedrichPieter\/status\/1161664798628732928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Umar Baba introduced himself as a Kashmiri pursuing a research project in South Korea. The full interview on Youtube can be watched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Oyf3Zn2xPw&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Baba Umar addressed the misinformation in a tweet thread where he wrote, &#8220;Wide circulation enjoyed by Zee News, IANS to these false claims have caused severe anguish to me and I&#8217;ve to live with the repercussions of an unbelievable amount of abuse and hate towards me and my family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I deny having ever interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedrichPieter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FriedrichPieter<\/a> as claimed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greekcitytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@greekcitytimes<\/a> in its baseless article, amplified by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeeNewsEnglish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZeeNewsEnglish<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ians_india?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ians_india<\/a> through their dishonest journalism.<\/p>\n<p>Pieter talked to Umar Baba, a scientist\/ different person, NOT ME.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a cock-and-bull story <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QQwNgH4nqp\">https:\/\/t.co\/QQwNgH4nqp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baba Umar (@BabaUmarr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BabaUmarr\/status\/1363906600231198723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Peter Friedrich also tweeted about the false news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the level of stupidity of allegations leveled against me &amp; the quality of research. They assail me for having ties to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BabaUmarr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BabaUmarr<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trtworld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@trtworld<\/a> journalist, because I interviewed a Kashmiri named Baba Umar. A different Baba. Good going. \ud83d\ude44<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BrWpN0alvY\">https:\/\/t.co\/BrWpN0alvY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pieter \u201cLove on the Brain\u201d Friedrich (@FriedrichPieter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedrichPieter\/status\/1363065485097533447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Origin of the misinformation<\/h4>\n<p>A new website &#8216;Disinfo Lab&#8217; (not to be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disinfo.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU Disinfo Lab<\/a>) that claims to unveil &#8220;fake news and propaganda&#8217; especially in Asia, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisinfolab.org\/the-un-ending-war-from-proxy-war-to-info-war-against-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published a report<\/a> titled &#8216;THE UN-ENDING WAR: From Proxy War to Info-War against India&#8217; on February 15.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/toolkit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#toolkit<\/a> dropped by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GretaThunberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GretaThunberg<\/a> had many key players but the name of the foreign expert Pieter Friedrich was dramatic as he was the part of a true story we were working(About group which tried every possible way to unsettle India)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UnendingWar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UnendingWar<\/a>(1\/17)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4KixWXZkS1\">https:\/\/t.co\/4KixWXZkS1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DisInfo Lab (@DisinfoLab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisinfoLab\/status\/1361235282494844929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The report makes elaborate claims about author-activist Peter Friedrich whose name was featured in the toolkit supporting farmers&#8217; protest. The Delhi police have placed Friedrich at the centre of a &#8216;Khalistan&#8217; conspiracy against India in the guise of the farmers&#8217; protest. DCP of Special Cell said that <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/india\/pieter-friedrich-alleged-mastermind-of-toolkit-case-denies-involvement-in-khalistan-movement-2342321.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian agencies have been on the lookout for Friedrich<\/a>, who is alleged to be close to Bhajan Singh Bhinder. Friedrich denied involvement in any &#8216;separatist plot&#8217; designed through the toolkit and said, &#8220;[The] Khalistan movement today \u2014 with which I have absolutely zero involvement \u2014 appears to me to be entirely propped up by the (Narendra) Modi regime for purposes of creating a Frankenstein monster on which it can blame all ills&#8221;, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/india\/delhi-police-hunting-down-peaceful-activists-and-accusing-them-of-separatist-plot-says-pieter-friedrich-9317941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firstpost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bhajan Singh Bhinder is a US-based Sikh activist who is well-acquainted with Friedrich. The Delhi police have claimed that Bhinder is a leading proponent of the \u201cK2 (Kashmir and Khalistan) desk\u201d of the Pakistan ISI. The police alleged that Friedrich has been on the Indian government&#8217;s radar since 2006 due to his closeness to Bhinder. The Sikh activist said that <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/sikh-activist-bhajan-singh-bhinder-interview-7198055\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K2 is a creation of the Indian government<\/a> and the media.<\/p>\n<p>The report by Disinfo Lab alleges that Friedrich was recruited by Bhinder in 2006-07 to help his &#8220;info-war&#8221; against India. It also claims that a number of institutions and organisations were set up in the US to provide credibility to Freidrich and promote the &#8220;Khalistani&#8221; agenda. None of this information could be verified by Alt News, and the claims have not yet been backed with evidence available in the public domain.<\/p>\n<p>Disinfo Lab then goes on to show how Freidrich has managed to build a prominent follower base on Twitter. Among the many verified names that follow Friedrich is &#8216;Baba Umar&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>A website named &#8216;Greek City Times&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2021\/02\/19\/disinfo-lab-pakistan-turkey-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published a follow-up report<\/a> on Disinfo Lab&#8217;s investigation. <strong>&#8220;Another prominent name that emerged was TRT journalist Baba Umar, who is believed to be working for the ISI. Both of them [Friedrich and Umar] have been following each other and promoting each other&#8217;s content as well. Besides, Pieter Fredrich had done several interactions\/productions with Baba Umar in the past. In one of the videos that he produced with Baba Umar, and is allegedly sponsored by Pakistan, he attacked India by taking a pro-Pakistani line on Kashmir,&#8221;<\/strong> wrote Greek City Times. This was republished by Zee News and IANS.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87189 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e925093f-2e47-4eb6-aa20-d1c7de0eaec2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1894\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e925093f-2e47-4eb6-aa20-d1c7de0eaec2.jpg 1894w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e925093f-2e47-4eb6-aa20-d1c7de0eaec2-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e925093f-2e47-4eb6-aa20-d1c7de0eaec2-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e925093f-2e47-4eb6-aa20-d1c7de0eaec2-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/e925093f-2e47-4eb6-aa20-d1c7de0eaec2-1536x708.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1894px) 100vw, 1894px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The media outlets amplified unverified news published by an unknown website. The &#8216;news&#8217; turned out to be false. 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