A British Muslim father whose planned Disneyland trip was ruined when he and his family were barred from boarding a flight to the U.S. has now been forced to distance himself from a Facebook account claiming links to Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

Mohammad Tariq Mahmood, 41, his brother and their children, aged between eight and 19, said they were stopped at the departure gate at Gatwick airport and told their visas to the U.S. had been revoked.

He claimed the family were barred from flying “because they are Muslim.”However, it has since emerged that a Facebook page claiming links to radical Islamist groups was set up by someone who has lived at the family’s postal address, according to ITV News.

The account, which includes information suggesting it may have been published as a joke, was in the name of Hamza Hussain — a first name shared by Mr. Mahmood’s 18-year-old son. It reportedly lists the job titles “supervisor at Taliban and leader at al-Qaeda.”

When asked about the account, Mr. Mahmood believed hackers may have been to blame, adding: “That could be anything, maybe a mistake.”

He said: “It is not my son’s Facebook page. It has a similar name, but not the same as my son’s.”

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