A fake Daily Express video is circulating online with a claim that U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to fly 4,000 migrants from Ceuta to the United Kingdom and house them in London hotels. The Daily Express did not produce the video or publish such a report, according to checks against the newspaper’s legitimate website.
The claim appeared on August 19, 2026, in a post and video on X from the account @ROYALMRBADNEWS. The post asserted that British taxpayers would fund accommodation for 4,000 migrants stranded in Spain and that they would be placed in luxury hotels in London.
Images from the video show Daily Express branding. However, the publisher did not carry the story, and the video is not authentic.
Fake Daily Express video linked to clone website
The post included a link to a fabricated article hosted on a site designed to mimic the real Daily Express. The genuine address is https://www.express.co.uk/, while the impostor used https://dailyexpress.uk.com/. The counterfeit page, dated August 19, 2026, carried the headline, “Burnham’s migrant gamble: Thousands stranded in Ceuta to be brought to UK,” and claimed a proposal to house arrivals in London hotels.
Domain records show the fake site was registered on August 16, 2026, a few days before the false story appeared.
Claim amplified on social media
The headline and assertions from the clone site spread further on August 20, 2026, when the account @HJB_News__ on X referenced the fake claim in a separate post. The statements in that post relied on the fabricated story.
No corroboration from credible outlets
Searches of Google News and Yahoo News found no matching reports from reputable news organizations for the terms “Andy Burnham,” “Ceuta,” and “migrants.” Reviews of the real Daily Express website using the same search terms found no such article.
The mention of Ceuta in the fabricated report follows previous attention on the Spanish enclave, including Ceuta border security tightened after online calls for surge, but no credible coverage supports the specific claims made in the fake video.