A Twitter account claiming to represent Britain First’s Jayda Fransen has caused a social media storm.
The account used the Twitter handle @jaydafransenbf, used an image of the Britain First deputy leader, and included a link to the right wing activist group’s website.
The group have since stated they are not affiliated to the account in any way after it became the subject of online ridicule following a controversial Q&A.
As initially reported by the Huffington Post, people were invited to #AskJayda – posing a series of provocative questions which garnered a series of equally provacative answers from @jaydafransenbf.
@BritainFirst After the miscarriage of justice, I have decided to get back on Twitter. Together we will fight for our country #BritainFirst
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 12, 2016
@jaydafransenbf first wanted to address allegations published by the Post that the deputy leader’s family heritage showed the real Jayda Fransen descended from Dutch migrants.
Britain First’s own policies mean @JaydaFransenBF would be given the chance to leave UK https://t.co/q0QpAJa6UP pic.twitter.com/a9H8bIdyfd
— Chris York (@ChrisDYork) December 28, 2015
This answer certainly provided no solid evidence to the contrary.
@ChrisDYork If only you knew how wrong you actually are #BritainFirst
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 12, 2016
The account also made the ludicrous claim that Malcolm X, were he alive today, would march alongside Britain First.
If he was alive today, he would be marching with @GoldingBF and I #BritainFirst pic.twitter.com/cHHfejgcvD
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 26, 2016
Of course, that’s nonsense, and the Internet was only too happy to point that out.
.@jaydafransenbf @GoldingBF You’re going to be SOOO embarrassed when you realise he wasn’t a white Christian pic.twitter.com/04QQobYQ98
— Hilly (@HillyFoz) March 26, 2016
Unlike many ‘true patriots’, @jaydafransenbf was not as pleased with England’s friendly victory over Germany in Berlin on Saturday…
So the best player on the football yesterday was a man called Ali. Looks like its not just the country Islam is taking over #English4England
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 27, 2016
@ExposingBF @StuartMills15 @Em_zino I’ll be cheering the ENGLISH players in England along with the rest of the Christian country #AskJayda
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 27, 2016
Ignoring the brilliant phrase ‘on the football’, and the blatant misspelling of Dele Alli’s name, the public was not going to allow such a baseless comment to go unchallenged.
.@jaydafransenbf And Ali Cook captaining the Test cricket team. Nightmare.
— Paul Sinha (@paulsinha) March 28, 2016
@jaydafransenbf he was born in Milton Keynes to a Christian white English mother. His name is Alli which is most popular in the USA.
— Jonny Kyle (@jonnyjkyle) March 27, 2016
With it being Easter weekend, whoever was behind the account diverted their attention to the issue of the term ‘Easter’ becoming lost to the age of political correctness.
Although as companies like Cadbury pointed out, this is not the case.
@oboeverity neither but I did praise Jesus in my own personal individual way #AskJayda
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 27, 2016
I’m disgusted they have removed the word ‘Easter’ from Eggs on this sacred of days. #Christianity #PoliticalCorrectness #BritainFirst
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 25, 2016
@landloulou Hi there, we haven’t removed the word ‘Easter’ from our products, it’s on the back!
— Cadbury UK (@CadburyUK) March 27, 2016
Hey @jaydafransenbf can you advise us please? What about all the Bunnies this #Easter#AskJayda pic.twitter.com/hP7lpJnHZr
— ExposingBritainFirst (@ExposingBF) March 27, 2016
@ExposingBF Any celebration of Easter is. Positive. However we should encourage Easyer to be mentioned on the packaging #AskJayda
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 27, 2016
@ExposingBF Any celebration of Easter is. Positive. However we should encourage Easyer to be mentioned on the packaging #AskJayda
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 27, 2016
@jaydafransenbf then attempted to garner some living celebrity support for the nationalist organisation by reaching out to none other than Barry Chuckle.
@BazElliott I would like to compliment you for endorsing the #BritainFirst movement publicly. Feel free to join me & @GoldingBF at a march
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 22, 2016
The former children’s TV presenter had already made moves to distance himself from right wing activism though.
@breeallegretti It’s a load of rubbish,mate! I am not,and never will be, a member of this group! I just agreed with that one comment!
— Barry Elliott (@BazElliott) March 21, 2016
‘Oh dear, oh dear’, maybe the One Direction boys may look on the account more favourably?
@mikeinsdevon Made in the A.M. They’re better now Malik is gone #AskJayda
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 27, 2016
Having been torn apart by members of the Twittersphere, the curtain was brought down on question time.
I tried to answer as many of the #AskJayda questions as I could. I think it was a success. Please continue to follow @BritainFirst
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 27, 2016
It was then revealed the account would be deactivated…
I’ll be deactivating my account. Thanks for all your support but a minority and a newspaper article has ruined it for the rest of us. 1/3
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 28, 2016
@ChrisDYork has won the battle against @BritainFirst with his article but I assure you, will not win the war. I stand by all my tweets 2/3
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 28, 2016
I will still be using my @JaydaBF account + will still be fighting Islam and all the evils behind it. See you all soon ?JF #BRITAINFIRST 3/3
— Jayda Fransen (@jaydafransenbf) March 28, 2016
Regardless of whether the account was genuine or a parody, it spouted vile nonsense that did not go unchecked.
Subject to the promise of deactivation being followed up on, the world will be a better place without the outdated opinions of @jaydafransenbf.