Fact Check: Farage missed key Brexit debate while abroad (May 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In May 2025, Nigel Farage was absent from a parliamentary debate on resetting the UK’s Brexit policy, reportedly holidaying in France. Critics argued this showed a lack of commitment to serious governance, despite his public positioning as Brexit’s staunchest defender. 📍 […]
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Net zero blamed for job losses, but evidence shows growth
Fact Check: Net zero blamed for job losses, but evidence shows growth (June 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In June 2025, Nigel Farage and Reform UK claimed that Britain’s net zero policies were destroying jobs, particularly in traditional energy and heavy industry. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ Verdict: False Evidence shows the UK’s green […]
Farage claims “woke ideology” dominates schools
Fact Check: Farage claims “woke ideology” dominates schools (June 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In June 2025, Nigel Farage alleged that UK schools are dominated by “woke ideology” and that children are being “indoctrinated” with progressive views on issues such as gender, race, and history. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ Verdict: False There is […]
GB News segment links asylum seekers to rising crime
Fact Check: GB News segment links asylum seekers to rising crime (July 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In July 2025, a GB News segment claimed that asylum seekers in the UK were driving a national crime wave, implying a direct link between rising crime rates and recent asylum arrivals. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ […]
Reform UK leaflet claims net zero causes food shortages (July 2025)
Fact Check: Reform UK leaflet claims net zero causes food shortages (July 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In July 2025, a Reform UK campaign leaflet claimed that Britain’s net zero climate policies were driving food shortages and undermining food security. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ Verdict: False There is no evidence that net zero […]
Farage warns of “election interference” without evidence
Fact Check: Farage warns of “election interference” without evidence (July 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In July 2025, during a campaign speech, Nigel Farage suggested that the UK’s next general election could be at risk of interference and manipulation. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ Verdict: False Farage’s claim of looming election interference is unsupported […]
Fact Check: Are foreigners more likely than Britons to commit sexual offences? (August 2025)
Fact Check: Are foreigners more likely than Britons to commit sexual offences? (August 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In early August 2025, Nigel Farage suggested that foreign nationals in the UK are disproportionately responsible for sexual offences, echoing a narrative often used by far-right politicians across Europe. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ Verdict: False […]
Nigel Farage’s claim holidaymakers going to Europe must “prove medical insurance” is false (August 2025)
Fact Check: Nigel Farage’s claim holidaymakers going to Europe must “prove medical insurance” is false (August 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In August 2025, during a campaign appearance, Nigel Farage claimed that UK holidaymakers travelling to Europe are now required to ‘prove they have medical insurance’ at the border. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ […]
Fact Check: GB News revives “climate lockdown” conspiracy narrative (August 2025)
Fact Check: GB News revives “climate lockdown” conspiracy narrative (August 2025) 🗣️ The Claim In an August 2025 segment, presenters on GB News suggested that the UK government may impose “climate lockdowns” — restrictions on daily life similar to COVID-19 measures, but for environmental reasons. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ Verdict: False The […]
Farage repeats £350m/week NHS Brexit claim
Fact Check: Farage repeats £350m/week NHS Brexit claim (August 2025) 🗣️ The Claim At a campaign event in Clacton in August 2025, Nigel Farage repeated the infamous Brexit bus pledge that leaving the EU would free up £350 million per week to spend on the NHS. 📍 The Context 🔎 The Facts ✅ Verdict: Misleading […]