WHAT WAS CLAIMED
A video shows a voter telling Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan to "f*** off” when door-knocking in her electorate.
OUR VERDICT
False. The confrontation has been digitally added to genuine news footage.
AAP FACTCHECK - A video circulating on social media appears to show an angry voter telling Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan to "f*** off" while she was door-knocking ahead of the state election, but the confrontation is fake.
The clip has been digitally edited to insert a fake voter interaction into a genuine news report.
The video uses footage from a legitimate 7 News report about the premier knocking on doors in her Bendigo East electorate in May 2026.
However, the video and audio in the original news report have been edited, including the addition of a fake doorstep showdown.
In the edited clip, a man is heard telling the premier: "Listen, get the f*** off my property before I call the police."
"Why don't you go install another machete bin somewhere?"
The person who makes the comments does not appear in the original 7 News report.
A reverse image search of the video shows the altered version was originally posted by an Australian content creator known for producing satirical content.
The content creator's YouTube biography describes him as an "actor, comedian, presenter" and includes a quote from Seinfeld character George Costanza: "It's not a lie if you believe it."
The video also contains visual inconsistencies that indicate it has been edited.
A bush and a bench are visible to the right of the front door in the genuine 7 News report and also in the early frames of the altered video.
However, in the altered version, when the angry voter confronts Ms Allan, the bush has inexplicably moved to the opposite side of the doorway, and the bench has been replaced by shoes and a pot plant.
The inconsistencies suggest artificial intelligence (AI) or other digital techniques were used to edit the original 7 News report.
The tone of comments on social media posts sharing the satirical video suggests many viewers have mistaken it for genuine footage.
"Well done young man …you deserve a medal," said one Facebook user in a comment.
"I saw this on the news. It's not AI. It actually happened," said another Facebook user.
The fake video was also featured on a website associated with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, which quoted the exchange as if it were real in an article headlined: "WATCH: Footage Shows Citizen Telling Desperate Door-Knocking Left-Wing Politician to GTFO."
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