Don't think Tommy is smart enough to run a psy-op. He was used as a puppet and his family was the incentive to do so. You can see an interview here where he got bribed and blackmailed by the MIB:

In my opinion this guy started out trying to report extremism in Luton and one thing lead to another. If I hadn't met somebody who worked in the terrorism sector in Luton, my opinion might be different. At the time, I laughed at them, wrongfully.