UKIP leader Nick Tenconi has plumbed the depths of idiocy, even by his own cretinous standards, posting online a video filmed in Calais in which he speculates that razor wire surrounding a dog training park is intended to protect animals from being eaten by migrants.

This time, not even his own supporters are coming out to back him.

In the video, posted to X (formerly Twitter), Tenconi says he is “Out in Calais in northern France…migrant patrol, doing recon…”

If that isn’t ridiculous enough, he then expresses surprise at the presence of razor wire around the perimeter of a designated dog training area, asking: “I thought the NGOs fed the migrants. Why would they need to protect the dogs with razor wiring?”

The implication – that migrants might be attempting to consume dogs – was met with near-universal derision online, with critics accusing Tenconi of spreading inflammatory misinformation and indulging in an absurd xenophobic fantasy.

Deliberate provocation

Razor wire is a common feature in Calais, particularly near transport hubs, industrial parks, and border-adjacent facilities.

It is typically installed to deter trespassing, prevent theft, and protect property – especially in areas where migrants, often desperate and without shelter, attempt to stow away in vehicles bound for the UK.

Tenconi’s suggestion that such infrastructure exists to protect dogs from being eaten by migrants was not only factually baseless but widely interpreted as a deliberate attempt at provocation.

If so, it failed miserably.

Not even his UKIP acolytes seemed prepared to leap to his defence on this one.

Of 270 replies, only one (yes, one) was supportive. The rest were scathing.

‘Twat Hawk Down’

The video’s framing as a “recon” mission drew particular ridicule. Tenconi, complete with shades, narrates his observations with the demeanour of a military operative.

Social media users were quick to lampoon the performance:

• “‘Recon’? Are you an actual soldier? A big wuff tuff sowjer boy?” wrote one user.
• “Doing recon like you’re Jason Bourne,” another added, before concluding: “You’re a racist t**t.”
• “Twat Hawk Down,” quipped another. “You stupid f*****g bald bellend, who the f**k do you think you are, a Navy SEAL?”

The term “recon” became a running joke, with users suggesting Tenconi had watched too many episodes of SAS: Who Dares Wins and now believed he was embedded in a covert canine protection unit.

Full attack mode

The backlash was swift, brutal, and often poetic in its fury. Replies ranged from scathing insults to surreal satire:

• “You’re an absolute f*****g cabbage.”
• “Get help. You evidently need it, you absolute f*****g cockwomble.”
• “You’re such a bedwetter, even Chris Morris would struggle to parody you.”
• “You’re so dense light bends round you…”
• “Are you the thickest Neanderthal out there? You actually filmed yourself and posted it online for all to see. I’m going red for you.” —
• “Did you turn up thinking it was a doggers park?”

Others, reminded of Donald Trump’s equally baseless election claim last year that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were ‘eating the dogs’ reposted the wonderful video by Kiffness:

Tenconi’s video reflects a broader trend of pseudo-journalistic “field reports” that mimic investigative journalism while bypassing its standards, a common characteristic of far right ‘auditors’ and ‘citizen journalists’.

There is no evidence-gathering, no verification, and no attempt to consult local authorities or experts.

Instead, the narrative is driven by innuendo, visual suggestion, and a tone of manufactured concern, injected with a conspiratorial interpretation and framed as suppressed truth.

While Tenconi’s video may have been intended to provoke, its reception suggests it has instead become a cautionary tale. As one user put it: “To the rest of the world this c**t is a national embarrassment.”

No shame

Whether Tenconi will revise his approach remains to be seen. It seems unlikely. The man has no shame or embarrassment. He is, as we have said, Tencoco the Clown and for now he continues to post updates from Calais and elsewhere, undeterred by any backlash.

But the dogs, at least, remain safe.