The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) has issued a sharp rebuke of the United Progressive Party (UPP), accusing it of orchestrating a disinformation campaign involving a fabricated letter and fraudulent website designed to mislead voters.

The ABLP's statement addresses a denial published by the UPP in The Observer, in which the opposition party claimed it has "no connection" to the anonymous website mariabirdbrowne.com or to a document circulated through it. The party's denial came only after the ABLP publicly exposed the letter as a fabrication.

The ABLP contends the denial lacks credibility, pointing out that the UPP simultaneously endorsed the contents of the document by arguing that the allegations it contains "require answers." The party argues the UPP cannot disown the letter's origins while continuing to advance the claims within it.

The document in question was attributed to an entity identifying itself as the Caribbean Anticorruption Association. The ABLP states no such organisation exists — there is no institutional record, no verifiable presence, and no established credibility. Official inquiries have further confirmed that no such letter was received by the Office of the United States Attorney General.

The anonymous website that hosted the document conceals its ownership and contains only politically targeted attacks on the Government and leadership of Antigua and Barbuda, the ABLP stated.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also taken note of the matter, given that the fabricated document improperly invokes the Office of the U.S. Attorney General. The ABLP described the use of a foreign government's office in what it characterised as a false political narrative as irresponsible, reckless, and damaging to Antigua and Barbuda's international standing.

The ABLP said the UPP's continued denials, rather than addressing the documented facts, reflect an attempt to redirect public attention and lend legitimacy to what has already been exposed as a fictitious document.

"This behaviour is shameful," the ABLP statement read. "It reflects desperation, not leadership."