What was claimed
A video shows a migrant saying “I want my money and my free house and English woman, it’s my dream”.
Our verdict
This video has been altered. In the original clip the man is speaking Arabic and does not say this.
A video of a migrant appearing to say “I want my money and my free house and English woman, it’s my dream” has been shared thousands of times online.
But the clip has been edited—the original version doesn’t show the man saying this.
The original video was posted by the Associated Press (AP) in February 2024 and shows a Sudanese refugee in Tunisia reacting to the Albanian parliament ratifying a migration deal with Italy. The man is speaking in Arabic and AP reports him as saying “we need safety and security because we don’t know what will happen to us in Albania”. He makes no mention of England in the clip.
The video has been widely shared across Facebook, Instagram and X, with some posts captioned: “mass migration must be stopped, and millions must go back”.
The start of the edited clip visually matches the timecode 01:00 of the original video. As well as the altered audio, the man’s mouth and gestures are also changed in the fake version, as well as the position of the other men around him.
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We’ve not seen any footage posted by genuine news outlets of this man that matches the edited clip.
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