UK party leader given 'Hitler moustache' due to BBC glitch
In interview aired on big screen in Salford, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage accused of racism, was left with pixilated square above his upper lip resembling Hitler style moustache
He had been talking to the broadcaster following revelations that teachers saw him as a 'racist' and a 'fascist' at school.
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The Ukip leader was forced to deny that he sang Hitler youth songs at school, after a teacher alleged that, at a Combined Cadet Force camp organized by Dulwich college, Farage and others had marched through a Sussex village “shouting Hitler-youth songs.”
The picture was originally tweeted by BBC TV Sportscaster Olly Foster, before he deleted the post saying: "Apologies for my previous tweet. An error of judgement on my behalf."
The BBC said in a statement "The big screen is owned by MediaCity UK, not the BBC. The fault has been reported to them and they are working to rectify it as soon as possible."
This is not the first time Farage has been in trouble in the spotlight. In 2010 he addressed the former Belgian Prime Minister and long-term President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, saying he had the "charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low grade bank clerk."
Farage was reprimanded and fined 3,000 euros ($4,000). Van Rompuy responded, "There was one contribution that I can only hold in contempt, but I'm not going to comment further."
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