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No, this video doesn’t show an altercation between an immigrant and Spaniards in Barcelona
The video is ultimately satirical and doesn’t even take place in Spain.
A viral social media post alleges that a video shows an immigrant in Barcelona refusing to let a blond Catalan off the metro in Barcelona.
The post says that an Andalusian from the south of Spain comes and “resolves” the situation with a kick, and you can see the supposed Catalan running off with the alleged immigrant’s jacket, who then chases after the train.
It’s been seen more than 2 million times on X.
However, everything about the claim is wrong — for starters, the video doesn’t take place in Barcelona, but in Paris.
You can fairly clearly see a sign for the Les Halles at various points in the video, which is a metro stop in the centre of the French capital.
The video also appears to be a skit, as part of a regular series of satirical videos published online.
A reverse image search of stills from the video takes us to an account on Instagram and TikTok under the name @mr_salim_n, and we can see that the video in question was uploaded in October 2024.
Une publication partagée par Mr Salim (@mr_salim_n)
He routinely posts videos of similar pranks, which often amass hundreds of thousands of views, in which he is pushed out of trains and other metro-based skits.
They mostly appear to take place in Paris, but also in other French cities such as Lyon.
