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Tony Harris Strikes Back: Denial or Deflection?

YouTube commentator and citizen journalist Matt Taylor has been at the center of a controversy regarding Tony Harris, the man he believes was the sole witness to the 2013 Hollow Pond fires as reported in The Guardian. In a recent post, Harris categorically denied all of Taylor’s claims, dismissing them as fabrications.

Tony Harris Responds

Posting on YouTube, Harris laid out three key rebuttals:

1. No Connection Has Been Established

“You have no actual evidence of where I live and you do not know my date of birth or my real name either. So no real connection has been established.”

Taylor has pointed out that the Tony Harris in The Guardian article was 34 in 2013 and lived in Walthamstow, aligning with the age and location of the Tony Harris active today on YouTube. However, Harris asserts that there is no solid proof linking him to that identity.

2. Denial of Arson Allegations

“I never set fire to my ex’s car and have never done other fires. So there exists no precedent for fires.”

This is a direct contradiction to previous claims that Harris, also known as Tony Quigley and Harry Munker, has a criminal history of arson, including allegedly setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s car. If this denial is false, it raises serious questions about Harris’s credibility.

3. Disputing The Mouse’s Role

“The Mouse never originally introduced this article, Rebecca posted it on Freddie’s channel about two years ago. Furthermore, The Mouse didn’t indicate it was me.”

Taylor had previously stated that The Mouse was responsible for bringing The Guardian article into the public conversation, implying that The Mouse himself believed the Tony Harris mentioned was the same one active on YouTube today. Harris, however, claims that someone named Rebecca first posted the article, distancing The Mouse from any implied endorsement.

Who’s Telling the Truth?

This dispute comes down to evidence versus denial.

Taylor’s case is based on circumstantial evidence: same name, age, location, and alleged history of arson.

Harris, on the other hand, has denied everything outright but has not provided any counter-evidence beyond his own words.

If Harris was not the witness in the Guardian article, then a simple solution would be for the real Tony Harris from the 2013 report to come forward—an avenue Taylor has actively pursued.

Until then, the question remains: Is Matt Taylor wrong, or is Tony Harris lying?