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Nigel Farage blames Andrew Tate as source of disinformation about Southport attacker

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Reform UK leader said there had been “reports’ that the suspect was being monitored by the security services.

He said comments were referring to posts by prominent folks with a big following’ such as Andrew Tate falsely claiming the suspect had arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in a small boat in 2016 .

Mr Farage added: “I just wonder whether the truth is being withheld from us’.

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45

Informative language

35

Neutral language

26

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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short-lived

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