Claim 6a389d17Checked 21 Jul 2026
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“Nigel Farage went to France when he was 13 or 14.”
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
Nigel Farage was born on 3 April 1964, so being 13 or 14 would place the trip around 1977–1978. Farage attended Dulwich College from 1975 to 1982, so a trip at age 13–14 falls within his Dulwich years. A November 2025 Guardian investigation reported that the Rev Neil Fairlamb, a teacher at Dulwich College for 21 years, recalled taking a group including Farage on a trip to France, and noted that Farage was "13 or 14" at the time. This independent teacher recollection supports the claim that Farage visited France during his early teenage years. No source contradicts this account.
Sources:
- The Guardian, "'Deeply shocking': Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school" (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2025/nov/18/deeply-shocking-nigel-farage-faces-fresh-claims-of-racism-and-antisemitism-at-school)
- Wikipedia, "Nigel Farage" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage)
From article
Well, there’s no contradiction in that. Remember that 1960s and ’70s England was very different to now, wasn’t it? I remember going to France when I was 13 or 14 and somebody putting a bottle of Perrier on the table. Fizzy water? We didn’t do things like that. So, I think you can like and celebrate differences between peoples whilst understanding what you are yourself. Differences are wonderful. All my life I’ve been fascinated by people of different countries, people of different classes. You know, I like people. I’m a naturally pretty gregarious sort of person.
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