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REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHINGFriday 14 August 2026

rte.ie changed its headline after publishing.

Voters go to pollsCounting of votes under way in Clacton by - election

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, won the Clacton by-election on 14 August 2026 with 22,239 votes (62.82%), while satirical candidate Count Binface…

rte.ie as captured

As published

5 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

mirror.co.uk as published: Count Binface compares Clacton by-election to CARABAO CUP after winning 26 per cent of votemirror.co.uk2026-08-14 11:15:04modernghana.com as published: Binface is set to get his highest share of the vote yet in the Clacton by-election. #BBCNewsmodernghana.com2026-08-14 11:15:04rte.ie as published: Counting of votes under way in Clacton by-electionrte.ie2026-08-14 11:15:04standard.co.uk as published: Clacton by-election results in full: How many votes did Count Binface get?standard.co.uk2026-08-14 11:15:04theguardian.com as published: Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – as it happenedtheguardian.com2026-08-14 11:15:04

Attributed to no one

Quoted verbatim from each outlet's own page. This site records what was published and who it was attributed to. It does not assess whether the claim is true.

rte.ie

  • Analysts predict a win for Mr Farage - but they also predict an uncomfortably large share of up to 20% of the votes going to the self-styled "intergalactic space warrior" who wears a rubbish bin on his head.
  • "It's a farce," said one local voter, who accused mainstream parties of "disrespecting the people of Clacton" by not running candidates.

named elsewhere in the same article: one local voter (unnamed)

theguardian.com

  • research shows Farage has spent more than £10,000 in byelection fight against Count Binface

no speaker named anywhere in the article

What this entry found

  • CONFIRMED

    Speaking to the BBC, the Reform leader said the money from British cryptocurrency investor Christopher…

    Checked against BBC News.the document

  • CONFIRMED

    rte.ie was edited after publication. Earlier: “Voters go to polls in Clacton by-election”.

    Checked against sellmefear headline capture record.

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Count Binface's vote share as a percentage of total votes cast

    • mirror.co.uk (26 percent)
    • standard.co.uk (26.71 percent)
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    mirror.co.uk carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • Count Binface earned 26 percent of the overall votes and compared his defeat to the first leg of a Carabao Cup tie
    • Despite his victory, Farage did not attend the results declaration and instead hosted his own 'Farage Fest' party
    • Farage received a warning from Essex Police about an organised campaign to disrupt the results
    • The by-election is estimated to have cost £250,000
5independent outlets
What happened, for context

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, won the Clacton by-election on 14 August 2026 with 22,239 votes (62.82%), while satirical candidate Count Binface finished second with approximately 9,455 votes (26-26.71%). Turnout was approximately 44.4 percent. Farage had triggered the by-election by resigning his parliamentary seat amid investigations into donations to his party.

4 of 5 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: modernghana.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • mirror.co.ukINDEP
  • modernghana.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • rte.iePUBLIC
  • standard.co.ukINDEP
  • theguardian.comINDEP

References

  • mirror.co.ukCount Binface compares Clacton by-election to CARABAO CUP after winning 26 per cent of voteScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-14T11:15:04
  • modernghana.comBinface is set to get his highest share of the vote yet in the Clacton by-election. #BBCNewsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-14T11:15:04
  • rte.ieCounting of votes under way in Clacton by-electionScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-14T11:15:04
  • standard.co.ukClacton by-election results in full: How many votes did Count Binface get?Screenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-14T11:15:04
  • theguardian.comPolls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – as it happenedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-14T11:15:04

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, won the Clacton by-election with 22,239 votesmirror.co.uk, standard.co.uk
  • Count Binface received approximately 9,455 votes in the by-electionmirror.co.uk, standard.co.uk
  • Turnout in the by-election was approximately 44.4 percentmirror.co.uk, standard.co.uk, rte.ie
  • Farage resigned his parliamentary seat, triggering the by-election, amid investigations into donations to his partystandard.co.uk, rte.ie, theguardian.com
  • The by-election centred on investigations into a £5 million gift to Faragemirror.co.uk, standard.co.uk, rte.ie, theguardian.com
  • Britain's main political parties boycotted or shunned the by-electionstandard.co.uk, rte.ie

Reported by one outlet only

  • Count Binface earned 26 percent of the overall votes and compared his defeat to the first leg of a Carabao Cup tieonly mirror.co.uk
  • Despite his victory, Farage did not attend the results declaration and instead hosted his own 'Farage Fest' partyonly mirror.co.uk
  • Farage received a warning from Essex Police about an organised campaign to disrupt the resultsonly mirror.co.uk
  • The by-election is estimated to have cost £250,000only mirror.co.uk
  • Farage was also facing a probe over alleged undeclared donations linked to convicted fraudster George Cottrellonly standard.co.uk
  • Turnout was 44.37 percent, down 14 percent from the 2024 general electiononly standard.co.uk

Reported unevenly

  • Count Binface's vote share as a percentage of total votes caststated by mirror.co.uk (26 percent), standard.co.uk (26.71 percent)
  • Turnout percentage down from 2024 general electionstated by standard.co.uk (14 percent) · absent from mirror.co.uk (no comparison figure provided)
  • Whether the donor's surname is Harborne or the donation was from 'Christopher Harborne'stated by standard.co.uk (Christopher Harborne, cryptocurrency tycoon) · absent from mirror.co.uk (no donor name provided for the £5 million gift), rte.ie (no donor name provided), theguardian.com (no donor name provided)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Confirm the donor's full name and spelling: standard.co.uk refers to 'Christopher Harborne, cryptocurrency tycoon' as the source of the £5 million gift. No other outlet in this cluster names the donor. Is 'Harborne' the correct spelling or surname of this individual?
  • Confirm whether rte.ie's earlier headline ('Voters go to polls in Clacton by-election') and later headline ('Counting of votes under way in Clacton by-election') both appeared in the same article at different times, or whether this represents two separate articles. The note states 'at least one headline in this cluster was edited after publication' — does this refer to rte.ie or another outlet?

What was checked, and against what

2 of 2 confirmed against a primary source. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • checkedConfirm the donor's full name and spelling: standard.co.uk refers to 'Christopher Harborne, cryptocurrency tycoon' as the source of the £5 million gift. No other outlet in this cluster names the donor. Is 'Harborne' the correct spelling or surname of this individual?BBC News · establishes that the outlet published it · Speaking to the BBC, the Reform leader said the money from British cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne was an "unconditional gift, I can spend it on cars if I want to". · 2026-08-14
  • checkedConfirm whether rte.ie's earlier headline ('Voters go to polls in Clacton by-election') and later headline ('Counting of votes under way in Clacton by-election') both appeared in the same article at different times, or whether this represents two separate articles. The note states 'at least one headline in this cluster was edited after publication' — does this refer to rte.ie or another outlet?sellmefear headline capture record · establishes the underlying fact · rte.ie was edited after publication. Earlier: “Voters go to polls in Clacton by-election”. Current: “Counting of votes under way in Clacton by-election”. · 2026-08-14