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I doubt they'd bother to make fake people, it's probably easier to find a single real swivel eyed loon from each constituency than invent them.
The problem is that a lot of those type of loons post some really easy to find batshit craziness online, the kind that means they have to be booted from the party.
With the speed of reforms decision to run and field so many candidates running properly vetted selection would have been very difficult and expensive. The money Farage talked about spending on vetting was nowhere near enough to do a proper job.
So I am not surprised if they invented fake people, far harder for the press to out loons if they don't actually exist. It's right on brand for the likes of Farage to break the rules like that.