In the interview turn, "those extreme positions" refers to absolutist libertarian stances such as the view that "all forms of pornography are acceptable." Farage explicitly stated, "I don't support those." Public evidence around the time of the interview (December 2011) indicates that while Farage described himself as a libertarian in a November 2010 Telegraph interview — supporting decriminalization and regulation of prostitution, a Royal Commission on drugs, and opposing the smoking and hunting bans — his positions were not the extreme absolutist ones he was disavowing. He advocated regulation rather than unrestricted acceptance, and by 2013 he publicly stated he had been "a libertarian until I became a father," indicating his views already had limits. When defending a UKIP candidate who worked in adult entertainment (2014–2015), Farage framed it as a matter of private conduct ("What people do in the privacy of their own homes is nothing to do with politics"), not an endorsement that all forms of pornography are acceptable. There is no public evidence that Farage held the extreme absolutist libertarian positions he was disavowing in the interview; his actual positions were more measured. The claim is therefore assessed as true. Sources: - Nigel Farage – Nigel Farndale (Telegraph interview, November 2010): https://www.nigelfarndale.com/nigel-farage/ - ITV News, "Nigel Farage: I was a libertarian until I became a father" (5 November 2013): https://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-11-05/nigel-farage-i-was-a-libertarian-until-i-became-a-father/ - The Telegraph, "Ukip's porn star candidate 'has done nothing illegal', says Farage" (2015): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/11529800/Ukips-porn-star-candidate-has-done-nothing-illegal-says-Farage.html - Peter Hitchens blog, Mail Online, "What did Nigel Farage say about drugs?" (April 2010): https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2010/04/what-did-nigel-farage-say-about-drugs.html