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A Dissection: The Fairford Fannywobble

How the right-wing commentariat turned an ongoing investigation into a migrant story before the facts were known.

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Sep 29, 2026
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This past Sunday morning, I woke up to a BBC News Notification - as I’m sure many of you did as well. Now, with the BBC Notifications news prioritisation algorithm veering wildly between “HALF OF LONDON IS ON FIRE!!!” and “PEOPLE UPSET ABOUT EU FLAGS AT PROMS FOR 10TH YEAR IN A ROW!”, it really is like opening that proverbi…

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