Who’s behind the Nigel Farage crypto scam?

Sensemaker by The Observer

Jun 15, 20268:21News & Politics

Last week, X users were flooded with images of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage fighting Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England. The images were fake, but what were they trying to achieve? Host: Andrew Butler Wr...

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