A Sri Lankan social media entrepreneur has been linked to a network of anti-migrant Facebook pages targeting audiences in the United Kingdom, according to an investigation published by The Times and The Sunday Times. The report alleges that the influencer, identified as Geeth Sooriyapura, operated or oversaw a cluster of more than 100 Facebook pages that circulated anti-migrant, anti-Muslim and politically misleading content aimed at British users. The pages, which collectively attracted over a million followers, reportedly shared false claims about migration, housing, and UK political parties. According to the investigation, Sooriyapura also ran an online “academy” offering training on…
Times reveals Sri Lankan-run AI factory pumping out fake anti-migrant propaganda into UK
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