Nigel Farage went on Fox News to accuse Sweden of having "the most restricted press in the Western world."

He also claimed Sweden's "immigration crisis" had caused "mass arson" and "huge levels of ... sexual crimes."

It's not the first time Farage has made similarly false claims with regards to Sweden.

After the torching of 80 cars in a Gothenburg suburb this week, Fox News interviewed former UKIP leader and MEP Nigel Farage about what's going on in Sweden.

Nigel Farage began by saying, "Sweden, I think, has just about the most restricted press in the Western world. It's very difficult to get any objectivity from Swedish press. And certainly no criticism in mainstream Swedish media of government policy."

The statement is reminiscent of Trump's attacks on media and the rhetoric of the populistic Sweden Democrats — the controversial far-right anti-immigration party currently achieving over 20% in polls ahead of the upcoming general election.

In the same spirit, Farage continued by laying forth an argument of how Sweden's influx of immigrants in recent years has led to the deterioration of society — as exemplified by the "mass arson taking place — as the Prime Minister [Stefan Löfven] said — on a coordinated basis" and "huge levels of rise in sexual crimes."

The authorities have detained three suspects connected with the torched cars in Gothenburg, and while Farage might be excused for mistakenly making it sound like a frequent occurrence, there is no reason to believe that the arson had anything to do with Sweden's immigration policies.

A more inexcusable fault in Farage's proclamation is the reference to increases in sexual crime. It is not the first time Nigel Farage has made the same false claims with regard to the Nordic country, and similar claims by foreign media painting a picture of Sweden's "immigration crisis" have been refuted with statistical evidence over and over again. The Swedish Crime Survey consistently finds that the rate of exposure to sexual offences remains relatively unchanged since the first report in 2006.

"Sweden has changed more than any other European country, and what is going on now in its cities is a disaster." Farage concluded.

He went on to blame everything on government policy and prophesised that the Sweden Democrats, a far-right group in Sweden, would be the country's largest party after the general election, September 9.

"What the networks will run is 'Shock surprise as the far right does well in Sweden' — while all of this has been caused by politicians."

Farage concluded the interview by saying that Sweden is the best example there is of the negative effects of immigration.

"There can be no clearer, better example than Sweden: what has happened there in the last five years — with opening up the door to large numbers of young men with different religion, different language and different culture — it has been a disaster. […] I fear for the future of those Swedish cities."

While another rant by Fox News anchor Trish Regan painting Denmark as a socialist dystopia was received with outrage and critiqued by a number of prominent Danish politicians, Nigel Farage's comments about Sweden have been left unchallenged.