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That's what I was thinking but it does seem to be the actual Telegraph site.

The Telegraph doesn't exactly rates as reliable. Their Brexit shenanigans put a whole new meaning on the term fake news. Think about it, how plausible is the story given the setting, and how pleasing would such a story be to the Telegraph's audience.

Agreed. I don't think it is real. I just find it fascinating. The biggest sources of fake news are the MSM.