Nigel Farage accused of making antisemitic remarks at school
Claim: Nigel Farage was accused of making antisemitic remarks while a pupil at Dulwich College.
Verdict: ✅ True
A Guardian investigation published in November 2025 includes detailed on-the-record testimony from filmmaker Peter Ettedgui, who attended Dulwich College at the same time as Nigel Farage. Ettedgui alleges that when they were around thirteen or fourteen years old, Farage directed antisemitic comments at him, including statements such as “Hitler was right” and “Gas them.” He also says Farage made a hissing noise to imitate gas being released in concentration camp showers. These allegations were published in Ettedgui’s own words, attributed directly to him, and have since been referenced by other news outlets covering the wider investigation.
Because the claim being checked is simply whether Farage was accused of making antisemitic remarks, and because that accusation was clearly and publicly made by a named witness, the claim is accurate. Farage strongly denies behaving in the way alleged, but he does not dispute that the allegation itself was made. The factual question here is not whether the behaviour occurred, but whether the accusation exists. It does, and it is documented in a reputable national publication with standard editorial safeguards.
The Guardian report includes testimony from more than a dozen former pupils describing their recollections of Farage’s conduct at the school. Ettedgui’s account is the most detailed involving antisemitic comments. He describes the incident as a lasting and traumatic memory that has stayed with him throughout his life. The paper presents his account alongside comments from other former pupils, some of whom recall Farage using racist or provocative language during his teenage years, while others say they witnessed no such behaviour. These conflicting recollections affect the question of whether the events occurred exactly as described but do not affect the fact that Ettedgui publicly accused Farage.
Farage responded to the Guardian investigation by rejecting the allegations made about his conduct at school. He has said in the past that he may have made “silly” or “stupid” remarks as a boy, but he denies making the specific comments attributed to him. His denial focuses on the substance of the allegation, not on whether the accusation exists. The distinction is important. The fact check assesses whether the accusation was made, and that is beyond dispute.
The wider context of the Guardian investigation includes the publication of a 1981 letter written by a teacher at Dulwich College recommending that Farage not be appointed a prefect because of what the teacher described as Farage’s “publicly professed racist and neo fascist views.” While the teacher’s letter does not confirm the specific allegations made by Ettedgui, it shows that concerns about Farage’s views existed within the school at the time. It provides historical context but does not form the basis of this fact check.
Under the verdict system used on this site, a True verdict requires that the claim be accurate and supported by strong evidence. In this case, the claim is not that Farage made antisemitic remarks, but that he was accused of doing so. This is fully verifiable. A named individual provided a detailed account, the account was published by a reputable news organisation, and Farage has publicly responded to the wider investigation. There is no dispute over whether the accusation was made, and it is supported by clear documentation.
The question of whether the alleged behaviour happened is separate from the question of whether the accusation exists. Without independent evidence, the behaviour itself cannot be rated as true or false. However, the specific claim checked here is strictly about whether the accusation occurred, and this can be confirmed. For that reason, the correct verdict is ✅ True