After its last-week ejection from Sweden, notorious file-sharing site The Pirate Bay claimed on Monday that it had set up shop in North Korea on Monday; but, tracking searches carried out by several tech websites have cast doubts on the authenticity of the claim.

The Pirate Bay said in a post on its website that its sea ship logo has been altered to bear the North Korean flag, after Pyonyang gave an invitation to the site to make use of its network.

The group further said that it has been "fighting for a free world," with bigwig US corporations being its opponents; and added that it has been "persecuted for beliefs of freedom of information" all across the world.

Meanwhile, with a number of tech websites having cast doubts on the legitimacy of The Pirate Bay's claim that it has set up in North Korea, reports have pointed out that the site has only hinted that it was now being hosted in North Korea; it has not explicitly said so.

According to The Next Web, an analysis conducted by it had revealed that The Pirate Bay was definitely not being hosted in North Korea. Adding that the site was most likely still being routed through Europe, The Next Web said: "The individuals behind the Pirate Bay are unlikely to trade speed for the chance to say the site is hosted in North Korea. They are more likely to hack around and can claim it regardless of whether it's true."