# Why Right Wing Slop Has Taken Over Social Media Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRfVe0_5DVU Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/xRfVe0_5DVU Generated: 2025-11-25T21:03:16.302+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview Right-wing propaganda accounts, often using AI-generated content, have taken over social media by targeting politically engaged UK audiences with divisive topics like immigration to generate massive engagement and revenue, circumventing platform moderation by posing as local or different national accounts. **Key Points:** - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and ISD found 128 Facebook pages and groups targeting UK audiences, linked to Sooriyapura and his students, with a combined following of 1.6 million users. - Sooriyapura claimed his students were only taught Facebook monetization and audience targeting, not to 'spread violence,' but evidence shows posts pushing anti-immigrant, anti-Islamic, and white supremacist narratives. - One simple post format involved turning a photo of mostly Black men on an overcrowded boat off Italy into a 15-second video with melancholy music, reading, 'Share if you want Britain to put its OWN PEOPLE before foreigners looking for handouts!' (3:01). - The accounts, often using generic patriotic names, leverage AI video tools to create content that goes viral up to 10 times faster than traditional content. - One specific account, Daria Dankworth (@daria_dankworth), claimed to be based in Indiana but was actually based in Thailand (4:27), and promoted anti-Islam, anti-migration, and MAGA content. - Another account, Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray), claimed to refuse being governed by a Ugandan named Zohran Kwame Mamdani, but Cheong is actually Malaysian and based in the UAE (5:10). - The core business model is exploiting conflict and creating outrage to maximize engagement and ad revenue, diverting funds from legitimate sources and exploiting social media algorithms. ![Screenshot at 0:04: The host introduces the topic by addressing Elon Musk's X users and noting the prevalence of right-wing "slop" clogging feeds.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/xRfVe0_5DVU/00-00-04.png) **Context:** This video investigates the coordinated spread of right-wing, often inflammatory, content across social media platforms like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), specifically targeting UK audiences. The investigation, conducted by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and ISD, focuses on a network allegedly run by an individual named Sooriyapura and his students, who are reportedly monetizing engagement driven by sensationalist and divisive political narratives, including anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment. ## Detailed Analysis The video details an organized operation, uncovered by TBIJ and ISD, involving 128 Facebook pages and groups linked to Sooriyapura and his students, accumulating 1.6 million followers targeting UK audiences with divisive content. Sooriyapura defended his work by claiming he only educated students on Facebook monetization and audience targeting, not violence. However, the content exposed included anti-Black, anti-immigrant, anti-Islam, and white supremacist themes. A common tactic involved creating short, AI-generated videos using emotionally charged music overlaid on inflammatory images—such as a photo of migrants off the Italian coast—with text urging Britons to prioritize their own people over foreigners seeking handouts (3:01). The investigation revealed that these accounts, often using generic patriotic names, are explicitly instructed to target the UK because political topics, especially immigration, generate high engagement, which Sooriyapura called a 'strong trigger' (2:24). The use of AI tools allows for rapid content creation that goes viral up to 10 times faster. The host highlights specific examples of these fake personas, such as 'Daria Dankworth,' who claimed to be in Indiana but was based in Thailand, and 'Ian Miles Cheong,' who claimed to be in the US but was Malaysian and UAE-based. The underlying motivation is financial, as these accounts generate substantial revenue through platform monetization (like AdSense and X revenue sharing) by fueling outrage and discord, rather than promoting genuine discourse. The speaker concludes that this tactic warps the public discourse, making it more contentious, and that the revenue model incentivizes escalating extremism to keep users engaged. ### The Scale of the Network - TBIJ and ISD found 128 Facebook pages/groups targeting UK audiences with 1.6m followers linked to Sooriyapura and students - Sooriyapura claims focus was monetization training, not violence. ### Propaganda Tactics - Posts used simple formats like turning a photo of Black migrants into an AI video with melancholy music; content pushed racist, anti-immigrant, and Islamophobic narratives (3:01). ### Targeting Strategy - Sooriyapura recommended targeting the UK because audiences engage heavily with political topics, especially immigration, calling it a 'strong trigger' for engagement (2:24). ### AI Amplification - Students were taught to use AI video tools, allowing political content to go viral up to 10 times faster. ### Fake Personas Exposed - Examples included 'Daria Dankworth' (listed as Indiana, but based in Thailand) and 'Ian Miles Cheong' (listed as US-based, but Malaysian/UAE-based) (4:16, 5:10). ### The Business Model - These operations generate significant revenue from platform monetization (AdSense, YouTube, X) by creating high-conflict content to keep users hooked, regardless of social cohesion (7:09, 8:23). ![Screenshot at 0:31: AI-generated video clip showing a large crowd waving British and English flags on the White Cliffs of Dover, with text indicating the video is AI-generated.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/xRfVe0_5DVU/00-00-31.png) ![Screenshot at 1:14: Screenshot of the fake persona 'Daria Dankworth's' profile, showing her anti-Islam and anti-migration pinned post and her location listed as Indiana, US.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/xRfVe0_5DVU/00-01-14.png) ![Screenshot at 1:38: Text overlay summarizing TBIJ findings: 128 Facebook pages linked to Sooriyapura with 1.6m followers, Meta removed pages violating policies on inauthentic behavior.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/xRfVe0_5DVU/00-01-38.png) ![Screenshot at 5:09: Screenshot of the fake persona 'Ian Miles Cheong's' X post attacking a Ugandan-named official, revealing Cheong's profile information showing he is based in the UAE and affiliated with 'bonkbot\_io'.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/xRfVe0_5DVU/00-05-09.png) ![Screenshot at 5:57: Screenshot of 'Epic Maps' profile details showing the account is based in South Asia and verified since April 2025, contradicting the perception of a Western source for the 'Most Handsome Men 2025' list.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/xRfVe0_5DVU/00-05-57.png)