A Sri Lankan influencer, Geeth Sooriyapura, is at the centre of a sprawling network of more than 100 Facebook pages posting anti-migrant and Islamophobic disinformation targeting the UK, according to reporting by Times UK. The pages, which have a combined following of around 1.6 million users, propagate false claims about Muslim communities, UK political figures, and immigration policies, while generating revenue through advertisements.
Sooriyapura, who calls himself the “Facebook ads king,” runs an academy teaching students how to set up similar pages. He instructs them to target older audiences, whom he claims are more likely to respond to anti-immigrant content. Some of the pages allege, for instance, that London council housing is exclusively reserved for Muslims or that Labour is controlled by Islam. In total, the network includes pages such as Proper British Pride, Together for Britain, and It’s Real British Here.
AI-generated content plays a major role in the network’s operations. Sooriyapura tells students that AI videos and deepfakes can make political content go viral up to ten times faster. Examples include a doctored clip of Sir Keir Starmer purportedly kissing Labour donor Lord Alli and fake mass protests calling for resignations. The pages also spread conspiracy theories about white populations being “replaced” by migrants and portray immigrants as invaders.
Some UK political figures and pages have inadvertently engaged with the content. Reform UK councillors and former parliamentary candidates have shared posts, apparently unaware of the pages’ commercial motivations. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has since taken down pages found to be in violation of its rules on inauthentic behaviour.
Authorities and MPs are increasingly concerned about the monetisation of disinformation. Labour MP Emily Darlington, who sits on the Commons science, innovation, and technology committee, told Times UK that stricter regulation is needed to prevent individuals or actors from profiting from hate online. A spokesperson for London Mayor Sadiq Khan added that “fake and racist content online has real world consequences” and urged social media companies to act faster against the spread of AI-generated disinformation.
Sooriyapura himself has defended his activities, claiming he only teaches Facebook monetisation and audience targeting, saying, “We just educate people on Facebook monetuzation and audience targeting so after that students target audience of their own interests… I have nothing to say about this.” Despite this, investigators warn that commercial disinformation campaigns like his can be as harmful as politically motivated campaigns, fueling division and prejudice across the UK.
This terrorist minded Sr lankan immigrant , how he has fueled innocent thinking, working for another anti Muslims’s money, he should be punished for maximum for his brainwashing idea, he could create fight and hatred between community,