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Paul Nuttall has faced a tough couple of days, after claims he lost a “close personal friend” at Hillsborough were revealed to be false.

That error on his personal website was blamed on a press officer but it isn’t the first time the Bootle-born politician has seen his biography diverge from reality.

During his current campaign in the Stoke Central by-election Mr Nuttall claimed he lived in Stoke-on-Trent by listing an address in the city as his home address - despite not moving into the property until several days after the form was submitted.

Mr Nuttall’s website also claimed in 2014 that he had played professionally for Tranmere Rovers. The team denied this and he was forced to admit his “innocent error”, blaming his website editor.

And Mr Nuttall’s Linkedin page claimed he had a PHD from Liverpool Hope University - which again proved to be false. The politician did start a course in 2004, but failed to complete it.

In December he said: “No, I’ve never claimed I’ve got a PhD. It’s not on my website. It’s on a LinkedIn page that wasn’t put up by us and we don’t know where it’s come from.”

Of course twitter couldn’t help but supply some further Nuttall “facts”.

Here is Mr Nuttall at the Battle of Hastings

And in the line-up for Live Aid

And at the 1966 World Cup

Here he is coming off second best to Muhammed Ali

Defending British interests overseas in the iconic film Zulu

And as the 13th apostle at the Last Supper

And finally beating Neil Armstrong to the Moon. It must be lonely on the moon