THE Syrian refugee filmed being “waterboarded” by a school bully is set to sue Facebook over claims made on the site by Tommy Robinson.

Lawyers working for Jamal, 16, are preparing to sue the social networking site for allowing the English Defence League founder to make false accusations that he attacked English girls.

They say the social networking site was “fully aware of the reckless and pernicious nature” of Robinson’s videos and has “profited from defamation”.

The boy’s legal team have also launched legal proceedings against Robinson for claiming Jamal attacked three girls and a boy.

Footage of Jamal being attacked first emerged two months ago in shocking footage that showed him being headbutted and dragged to the ground by the neck before his attacker threatened to “drown” him by pouring a bottle of water over his face as other pupils from Almondbury Community School, near Huddersfield watched.

Robinson, 36, then made a number of claims in a series of Facebook posts, saying Jamal, then 15, was “not innocent” and had been involved in terrorising other classmates.

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In one video post he said: “He violently attacked young English girls in his school.

"Why is this kid being portrayed as the ultimate victim in the entire country?"

He added: “He’s not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls at school. He beat the s*** out of an English kid.”

Robinson also claimed the case went to court but later admitted he had been deceived after the West Yorkshire Police said they were not aware of any such case.

Some of the videos about Jamal have been deleted by Robinson who said at the time: “I have been completely had, how embarrassing, man.”

Jamal's lawyers accused Facebook of allowing Robinson to spread fake news.

Tasnime Akunjee of Farooq Bajwa and Co Solicitors in London said: “It looks like Facebook has given him a special status. He was treated differently than the normal Facebook user.

“They have made editorial decisions about his posts and therefore became responsible and are in partnership with him.”

Despite the comments made by Robinson, people around the country rallied in support of Jamal and his relatives.

More than £135,000 was raised via a Go Fund Me page in less than 48 hours.

The refugee family had left their home in the war-torn city of Homs in Syria in 2010 after their relatives were murdered and tortured by regime of Bashir al-Assad.

After fleeing to Lebanon the United Nations offered them safe passage to the UK.