Claim b905e83fChecked 21 Jul 2026
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“Nigel Farage says in his book that pretty much all he thought was “Oh, fuck”.”
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
The claim asserts that in his autobiography (originally *Fighting Bull*, republished in paperback as *Flying Free*), Nigel Farage wrote that pretty much all he thought during the 2010 plane crash was "Oh, fuck." However, the available sources do not provide a direct quotation from Farage's own book to this effect.
The Guardian review attributes the exclamation "Oh fuck!" to Farage during the crash, but that source is a review of a biography *about* Farage by Tom Crick (One Party After Another), not Farage's own autobiography. The Nigel Farndale interview, conducted around the same time, quotes Farage describing his thoughts during the crash in different terms — a sense of resignation, "if it's going to happen, let's get it over with quickly," and later reflections about why he was lucky — without reproducing the "Oh, fuck" phrasing as something he wrote in his book.
The Huw Spanner interview, which puts the "Oh, fuck" characterization to Farage, cannot be treated as evidence about the book's contents, and Farage's non-denial in conversation does not constitute independent confirmation of what the printed text says. Without access to the actual text of *Fighting Bull*/*Flying Free*, the specific claim that the book contains this phrasing cannot be verified or contradicted from the sources gathered.
Sources:
- The Guardian, "One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage review" — https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/06/one-party-after-another-the-disruptive-life-of-nigel-farage-review-the-man-who-broke-britain
- Nigel Farndale, interview with Nigel Farage — https://www.nigelfarndale.com/nigel-farage/
- High Profiles / Huw Spanner interview with Nigel Farage — https://highprofiles.info/interview/nigel-farage/
- Biteback Publishing, *Flying Free* book page — https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/flying-free
From article
I was curious to find out what went through your mind as you were facing death then; but in the book you say that pretty much all you thought was ‘Oh, fuck’ –
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