Claim c92cd24dChecked 21 Jul 2026
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Nigel Farage has thought a bit more about God since the plane crash in 2010.
Nigel Farage·Nigel Farage - High Profiles·ArticleFactual · claimed non public knowledge
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
The plane crash on 6 May 2010 is well-documented by multiple reputable sources (BBC, The Guardian, Reuters, The Independent). Nigel Farage was indeed a passenger in a two-seater aircraft towing a UKIP banner that crashed at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield in Northamptonshire, and both he and the pilot were injured. However, the specific claim under evaluation — that Farage "has thought a bit more about God since the plane crash in 2010" — is a claim about his private internal state of mind. It describes a personal, subjective experience of reflection that cannot be independently corroborated or contradicted by public evidence. While there are public statements from Farage that are consistent with this claim (e.g., in a May 2010 BBC interview he said "Someone, somewhere is looking after me. Goodness only knows why," and in later years he spoke about possible "divine intervention" and being "put here for a purpose"), these are all his own utterances. Per the evidence rules, sources that only confirm the speaker uttered a claim are not evidence about the world — and in this case, the "world" fact in question is Farage's own internal mental state, which by definition cannot be verified by external sources. A claimed state of mind falls squarely into the category requiring a "not-enough-evidence" verdict. Sources: - BBC News, "Nigel Farage injured in plane crash on election day" — http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/8664260.stm - The Guardian, "Ukip's Nigel Farage injured in aeroplane crash" — https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/06/ukip-nigel-farage-plane-crash - BBC News, "What now for UKIP's Nigel Farage?" — https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-10702021 - HuffPost UK, "Nigel Farage Suggests Divine Intervention In Plane Crash" — https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farage-suggests-god-saved-his-life-when-he-was-in-a-plane-crash_uk_66ebedd7e4b00b7ce259cc53 - The New European, "Nigel Farage suggests divine intervention saved him from plane crash in 2010" — https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-nigel-farage-receives-honorary-doctorate-71954/
From article
Well… I did get confirmed when I was 13 – that was a voluntary thing – but I think by the time I was 18 I was pretty much a non-believer. I think – funny, isn’t it? – that belief is one of those things that can wax and wane during your life. I have thought a bit more about God since the [plane crash in 2010].4On 6 May 2010, he was a passenger in a two-seater aircraft that was towing a Ukip banner. He and the pilot were badly injured when it crashed in a field. A bit more. A bit more.
Sources opened
[1]news.bbc.co.uk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/8664260.stm
[2]theguardian.com
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/06/ukip-nigel-farage-plane-crash
[3]reuters.com
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-politics/ukips-farage-injured-in-plane-crash-idUSLNE64502R/
[4]independent.co.uk
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lucky-escape-for-ukip-s-nigel-farage-as-banner-plane-crashes-1964788.html
[5]news.bbc.co.uk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8664549.stm
[6]huffingtonpost.co.uk
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farage-suggests-god-saved-his-life-when-he-was-in-a-plane-crash_uk_66ebedd7e4b00b7ce259cc53
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https://www.nigelfarndale.com/nigel-farage/
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https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-nigel-farage-receives-honorary-doctorate-71954/
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-10702021
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https://highprofiles.info/interview/nigel-farage/
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