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Darin Graham

Trolls think a Chicago news anchor is Tory MP Ben Bradley

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A news anchor from the United States has found himself mired in a case of mistaken identity on Twitter and it’s been going on for days.

Trolls are constantly confusing Ben Bradley of WGN News for Conservative politician Ben Bradley - who became embroiled in a row after he suggested in a historic, now-deleted blog post that unemployed people should opt for vasectomies and not have children they can’t afford.

The Chicago based journalist, however, has remained patient with the negativity he’s been receiving and even tweeted this morning:

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