Fact checks, commentary and analysis about Nigel Farage the leader of Reform UK and the Member of Parliamet for Clacton.
Economy, Business & Finance
Nigel Farage claimed the impact of both threshold freezes and the triple lock is “dragging about nine million pensioners into taxation”. Read
Environment
We’ve looked at how UK energy costs compare internationally, after two different claims from Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage. Read
Politics
This video predates Ms Widdecombe’s recent death and actually shows Mr Farage in 2024. Read
Politics
Nigel Farage said he was pleased Reform came second in a by-election held in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. But the party came third. Read
Politics
An old video of the Reform UK leader criticising the Budget and the Conservative party’s record has been edited to include fake audio of him calling London “an absolute s***show”. Read
Politics
There’s no record of Mr Farage recently undergoing a surgical procedure or having late-stage leukemia. We fact checked similar fake photos earlier this year. Read
Politics
A real X post from Mr Farage about the Bank of England replacing Winston Churchill on bank notes has been edited to make it seem like he wanted the US President on them instead. Read
Politics
Posts shared on social media falsely claim Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has introduced a “Parliamentary Allegiance Act” bill to Parliament, supposedly targeting “MPs with dual citizenship or ‘conflicting foreign … Read
Immigration
Nigel Farage’s claim that a million can’t speak any English at all is not correct according to the 2021 Census, which is what he appears to have been referring to. Read
Politics
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real. Read
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