A Tory MP who got his facts wrong on Europe trolled Gavin Esler and it backfired spectacularly
Spare a thought – well, actually, don’t bother – for Brexity Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski who got his facts wrong about Europe and was brutally owned on Twitter when he said this.
Britain helped to liberate half of Europe. She mortgaged herself up to eye balls in process. No Marshall Plan for us only for Germany. We gave up war reparations in 1990. We put £370 billion into EU since we joined. Watch the way ungrateful EU treats us now. We will remember.
— Daniel Kawczynski (@DKShrewsbury) February 2, 2019
Except, as no end of people were only too happy to point out, that’s just not true, is it?
“We will remember”. But we won’t even fucking google. Britain got vastly more than Germany got under the Marshall Plan – more than any other European nation. https://t.co/UwwekG8o7T
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) February 2, 2019
Broadcaster Gavin Esler was also among those highlighting his error.
Dear Mr Kawczynksi – since you are on Twitter you presumably have access to Google. In less than 30 seconds Google research you and your constituents could find out how embarrassing it is that as an MP you Tweet something so stupid. https://t.co/jsvpIYH2qa
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) February 2, 2019
And it was at this point that the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham thought it would be a good idea to go on the offensive.
Kawczynksi that’s how you spelt it my name is Kawczynski
— Daniel Kawczynski (@DKShrewsbury) February 4, 2019
That presumably didn’t get enough attention – or maybe he just thought of an even more devastating way to word it – so he tried again.
If you are going to lecture me on accuracy I suggest you take a moment to spell my name correctly
— Daniel Kawczynski (@DKShrewsbury) February 3, 2019
And it’s fair to say the whole thing backfired. Spectacularly. Here are our favourite replies.
1.
You are absolutely right – I mis-spelled you name. Apologies for the typo. Now will you apologise for your ridiculous factually inaccurate assertion that Britain did not benefit from the Marshall Plan? https://t.co/mRW8xtQRC7
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) February 4, 2019
2.
No it isn’t
It’s definitely spelt “Kawczynksi”
I’ll just ignore any evidence to the contrary no matter how absurd my alleged ignorance and mendacity
— Mrs Gladys Steptoe (@GladysSteptoe) February 4, 2019
3.
“How my name is spelt is more important than whether the UK received billions in after war aid.”
— Pithy McTweet (@PithyMcTweet) February 4, 2019
4.
There are some inaccuracies which really do bother Daniel Kawczynski, but not others.. https://t.co/e7bytME9Tv
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) February 4, 2019
5.
Daniel Kawblimeyidonthalftalkshite
— Rick🎵 (@RickCunliffe) February 4, 2019
6.
Any chance of you correcting your misinformation about how much the UK benefited under the Marshall Plan?
— (((Tea Junkie)))🌹 (@TeaJunkie1) February 4, 2019
7.
If you're going to lecture anyone on anything I suggest you stpp lying about the Marshall Plan. https://t.co/2Ny8NlMWLb
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) February 4, 2019
8.
Is it spelled L-I-A-R?
Asking for a friend
— Chaminda Jayanetti (@cjayanetti) February 4, 2019
9.
His name isn’t Daniel, it’s Denial… (Of the facts and reality in general)
— Adam Matts #FBPE (@EnglishmanAdam) February 4, 2019
10.
Wanker that's how you say it wanker. https://t.co/8YR7IN8maG
— David Quantick (@quantick) February 4, 2019
11.
Mr Esler’s is a typo, a mistake, yours is a lie.
You are not fit for office.— Owen Rogers (@OwenRogers) February 4, 2019
12.
You made a statement containing a massive factual error. As someone with a surname that 9 out of 10 people have spelled incorrectly over the course of my entire life, might I suggest that wilfully infecting public discourse with colossal untruths is the bigger sin.
— Philip Kazan (@pipkazan) February 4, 2019
13.
Things Daniel thinks is an issue:
• Misspelling his nameThings Daniel doesn’t think is an issue:
• Lying in a tweet and not deleting said tweet despite being schooled by multiple people. https://t.co/7hfiwwk0ii— Neil Scully (@neilscully) February 4, 2019
Or, if you really don’t want to mince your words …
Could you take a moment to ram your name and your half-baked opinions up your fucking jacksie and fuck off while you’re doing it, you appalling bag of dogshit?
— John Niven HQ (@estellecostanza) February 4, 2019
