Crypto billionaires help Reform cement fundraising lead | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · Jun 04, 2026 · 178 words · By BBC News

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The article reports that Reform UK received £7 million in donations from two overseas British cryptocurrency billionaires, Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne. These contributions have helped the party maintain a fundraising lead in recent months.

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What happened

Crypto billionaires help Reform cement fundraising lead Reform UK received £7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires earlier this year, figures show, helping it cement its fundraising lead in recent months.

Why it matters

Hong Kong-based businessman Ben Delo gave £4m to Nigel Farage's party, according to latest filings, whilst Christopher Harborne, who lives in … Related storyboards

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: After the 1986 meltdown, nearly all local residents were [evacuated].

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “After the 1986 meltdown, nearly all local residents were [evacuated]”

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Wikipedia and the World Nuclear Association confirm the evacuation of residents (initially 49,000 and later up to 350,000) following the 1986 meltdown.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus or Shelter Object (Ukrainian: Об'єкт "Укриття", romanized: Ob'yekt "Ukryttya", Russian: Объект «Укрытие», romanized: Ob"yekt «Ukrytiye») is a massive stee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of health complications stemming from the disa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chernobyl disaster of 26 April 1986 triggered the release of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere in the form of both particulate and gaseous radioisotopes. As of 2026, it remains the wor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_the_Chernobyl_disas…

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Claim 2: “Christopher Harborne, who lives in …”

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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Christopher Harborne as a British-Thai billionaire businessman and technology investor based in Thailand who was an early investor in Bitcoin.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Local elections in the United Kingdom were held on 7 May 2026 for 5,066 English councillors for 136 English local authorities (all 32 London borough councils, 32 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary auth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_local_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Charles Sherriff Harborne (born December 1962) is a British-Thai billionaire businessman and technology investor based in Thailand. He holds Thai citizenship under the name Chakrit Sakunkr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Harborne

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK is a right-wing populist and far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It has eight members of Parliament in the House of Commons, two members of the London Assembly, thirty-four memb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK

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Claim 3: “The radioactive region around Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history, has become an unlikely wildlife refuge.”

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Multiple sources, including UNEP and a scientific study, confirm that the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become a wildlife refuge and nature reserve.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, also called the 30-Kilometre Zone or simply The Zone, : p.2–5 was established shortly after the 1986 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_exclusion_zone

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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 ... This study was conducted in the lowland Polissia Region, covering around 60 000 km2 in northern Ukraine (figure 1). Altitudes are low, ranging ...
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/293/2071/202…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 16, 2020 ... This so-called Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), which covers 2,800 square km of northern Ukraine, now represents the third-largest nature reserve ...
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-chernobyl-ha…

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Claim 4: “Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to spotlight Archer-Daniels-Midland in his "Best Stocks in the Market."”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management appeared on CNBC's 'Halftime Report' to feature Archer-Daniels-Midland in his 'Best Stocks in the Market' list.

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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago ... Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to spotlight Archer-Daniels-Midland in his "Best Stocks in the ...
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/07/07/josh-browns-best-stock…

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web search NEUTRAL — Josh Brown of CNBC shares expert market insights and pro-level investing strategies to help you find the best stocks in today's market.
https://www.cnbc.com/josh-brown/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 25, 2026 ... Josh Brown and Sean Russo go deeper on this banking name on their Best Stocks in the Market list.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/josh-brown-says-this-bank-st…

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Claim 5: “Reform UK received £7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires earlier this year”

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While evidence for individual donors (Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne) exists in other claims, the specific aggregate claim that Reform UK received £7m from two overseas crypto billionaires as a combined sum is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence for this specific claim index.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Reform UK MPs. It includes all past and present members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing Reform UK. Members of the European Parliament, the Scottish…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Reform_UK_MPs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK Scotland, sometimes branded as Reform Scotland, is the affiliate of the British political party Reform UK in Scotland. It was founded on 11 January 2021. It is currently led by Malcolm Offor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK_Scotland

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Claim 6: “Hong Kong-based businessman Ben Delo gave £4m to Nigel Farage's party”

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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources via Flipboard and supported by Wikipedia's entry on Ben Delo as a British entrepreneur and co-founder of BitMEX.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Delo (, born 24 February 1984) is a British entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and former executive of BitMEX. In 2022, Delo pleaded guilty to a United States Bank Secrecy Act violation and receiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Delo

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a former United States National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence contractor who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillan…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sheriff Woody Pride (or simply Woody) is a pull-string cowboy doll who appears in the Disney–Pixar Toy Story franchise. In the films, Woody is one of the main protagonists, alongside Buzz Lightyear, J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_(Toy_Story)

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Claim 7: “At least nine buildings, including a school and hotel, were evacuated amid fears a building under construction in NYC may collapse.”

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The event is reported across multiple independent platforms including Flipboard, TikTok, and a news report mentioning Mayor Zohran Mamdani, all confirming the evacuation of at least nine buildings including a school and hotel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City is made up of five governmental districts named boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of the State of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office ad…
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