Immigrant Sharpening Knife on Metro Video – Not Filmed in Portugal
- On Saturday afternoon, January 24th, teh deputy and vice-president of Chega, Pedro Frazão, shared a video on Facebook and Instagram of someone sharpening a knife on what appears...
- These images and the report, lasting approximately two minutes and 36 seconds, recorded at one of the terminals at rome airport - Fiumicino, were later shared on the...
- Pedro Frazão further adds that "this is inadmissible because in Portugal and in Europe the legislation does not see this object as a kitchen knife but as a...
On Saturday afternoon, January 24th, teh deputy and vice-president of Chega, Pedro Frazão, shared a video on Facebook and Instagram of someone sharpening a knife on what appears to be public transport, stating that “it is indeed unacceptable to see someone sharpening a prohibited knife inside the metro as if nothing is happening, in an attitude of intimidation and threat”.
These images and the report, lasting approximately two minutes and 36 seconds, recorded at one of the terminals at rome airport – Fiumicino, were later shared on the social network X, already exceeding 345 thousand views on these three social networks, where Pedro Frazão also claims that the person in the images is an immigrant. “Don’t you find this situation in the video circulating around of an immigrant inside a subway car sharpening, with the greatest shamelessness, a prohibited knife, while hundreds of citizens are in the same car, on the same subway and are traveling peacefully and even paying a ticket?”, the deputy questions.
Pedro Frazão further adds that “this is inadmissible because in Portugal and in Europe the legislation does not see this object as a kitchen knife but as a white weapon because it is inside public transport” and defends that “whoever comes to our country and who comes to Europe must comply with the laws and respect our basic rules of coexistence.”
“Those who do not do so must be identified, held accountable and, if necessary, expelled by the authorities to their country of origin. It’s catch the plane and ‘zzzt’ back to their land”, because “we here demand security, respect and order on public transport”, he claims at the end of the video message which ends with graphics and the Chega logo.
Facts: the video was recorded in August 2025 on a bus in San Francisco,USA
Fact Check: False Claim About Knife-Wielding Individual on Portuguese Metro
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A claim circulated by Portuguese MP Pedro Frazão (Chega party) alleging a threatening incident on a Portuguese metro involving a person sharpening a knife has been definitively debunked. The claim, stating the incident involved intimidation and a threat to hundreds of passengers, is false.
Video Origin: San Francisco,USA
The video originated not in Portugal,but in San Francisco,California,USA. It depicts an individual on a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) bus sharpening an object. The SFMTA responded to initial online posts about the video, requesting data about whether a report had been filed, but received no response.
Lack of Verification & Response from Involved Parties
Lusa Verifica, a Portuguese fact-checking agency, contacted both the SFMTA and Pedro Frazão’s office for clarification. While the SFMTA has yet to provide further details, and Lusa Verifica informed Frazão and his press team that the video was filmed in San Francisco, neither the original post nor subsequent amplification of the claim by Frazão have been corrected or removed as of January 25, 2026. Neither Frazão nor his office responded to inquiries regarding the video’s origin or verification process.
Context & Assessment
Lusa Verifica’s assessment categorizes the claim as false, alarmist, and xenophobic. The video has been circulating as at least August 2025, and the individual’s nationality remains unkown. There is no connection to security concerns on Portuguese or European metro systems.
Key Entities
* Pedro Frazão: Vice-president of the Chega party, Portuguese MP who shared the false claim.
* Chega: Portuguese political party.
* SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency): The public transportation agency in San Francisco, California, where the video was filmed.
* Lusa Verifica: Portuguese fact-checking agency.
* Portugal: The country where the false claim was circulated, falsely implying the incident occurred there.
* San Francisco, California, USA: The actual location where the video was filmed.
Latest Verified Status (as of January 25, 2026): The claim remains demonstrably false, with no corrections issued by the individual who initially shared it.
Sources:
* [Original Article from Lusa Verifica](https://exmaple.com/lusa-verifica-article – replace with actual link if available) - Note: I cannot provide a real link as the provided text does not contain one.
* SFMTA (San francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) – Official website for verification of incident response, if available.
* Chega Party Official Website – For statements or corrections from the party, if available.