{"id":55105,"date":"2025-12-18T04:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/posts-falsely-claim-old-videos-show-people-celebrating-bondi-beach-attack\/18\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T04:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:09:27","slug":"posts-falsely-claim-old-videos-show-people-celebrating-bondi-beach-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/posts-falsely-claim-old-videos-show-people-celebrating-bondi-beach-attack\/18\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts falsely claim old videos show people celebrating Bondi Beach attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After gunmen fired on a crowd celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at Sydney&#8217;s Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, videos spread in social media posts falsely claiming they showed people in the United Kingdom and Pakistan celebrating the deadly attack. The videos predate the shooting and depict a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manchester in June and a fireworks display in Karachi organised after Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;After the terrorist attack in Sydney, Palestinian supporters celebrated in Manchester. Is this community more dangerous than even monsters?&#8221; reads part of the Hindi-language caption of a <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/A6E3-CMX7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook video<\/a> shared December 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video shows several men whose faces are covered by keffiyehs chanting and waving a Palestinian flag on what appears to be a train platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/5W4G-24V9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video<\/a> shared on X on the same day shows fireworks exploding above a building, watched by a crowd waving Pakistani and Palestinian flags.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Its caption reads: &#8220;Pakistanis are celebrating the Sydney attack with Hamas flags and Palestinian songs. This is the reality of Pakistan &#8212; celebrating the death of innocent people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshots of the false posts captured on December 17, 2025, with red Xs added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The videos circulated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/W525-5BTK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:elsewhere;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span>elsewhere<\/span><\/a> in similar <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/BYX6-FLKV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8RYP-P95R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X posts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X posts<\/a> after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/international-news\/20251216-australia-holds-first-funerals-for-bondi-beach-attack-victims\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bondi Beach shooting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bondi Beach shooting<\/a> on December 14 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/GR6F-SMNU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gunmen killed 15 people and wounded dozens more in the attack, which authorities said was designed to sow panic among the nation&#8217;s Jews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police shot and killed one of the alleged shooters, 50-year-old Sajid Akram. His 24-year-old son Naveed was also shot and remained in the hospital under police guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The circulating videos, however, predate the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw&amp;ab_channel=AFPNewsAgency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a> on Google using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pKskDgeuQw4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyframes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyframes<\/a> from the first falsely shared video found the same footage circulated in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sirwg202110\/status\/1931789990868013268\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X post<\/a> six months before the attack on June 8 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/786R-YPR6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post was part of a thread about a demonstration in Manchester the previous day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVAKQqO2BE4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyword search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyword search<\/a> led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VuGGcx8BliA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube video<\/a> about the June 7 demonstration, with a banner and placard matching those briefly seen in the falsely shared video (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20251216154134\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VuGGcx8BliA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (L) and the June 2025 YouTube video, with corresponding elements highlighted by AFP&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"471\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2RZi9l69QC7yDU8uMX9VOw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQ3MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/525458a805a1e6f1b480626fcd574ab6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (L) and the June 2025 YouTube video, with corresponding elements highlighted by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A separate reverse image search using keyframes from the second falsely shared video also found the same footage was previously shared in an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Abuzoha\/status\/1711084107546145200?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X post<\/a> from October 8, 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/36TB-D69S\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Celebrating the victory of HAMAS at Karachi, Pakistan. Organised by &#8216;Imamia Student Organisation&#8217;,&#8221; reads its caption.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (L) and the X video from 2023&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3uwMfXVHt8hlpS9PY7yxVg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/63690d51b324d8f83356dc901bdec4cb\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (L) and the X video from 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video also spread in an Urdu-language\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1HH7EBKNEJ\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a> on October 9, 2023, with a similar caption (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/6S23-GNLS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ghazi Abbas, a spokesperson for the Karachi-based Imamia Student Organisation, told AFP the video is unrelated to the Sydney attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is an old video,&#8221; <span>Abbas <\/span>said on December 17. &#8220;The video shows <span>fireworks we organised<\/span> in October 2023 at Numaish Chowrangi Karachi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The organisation also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=122165168252796486&amp;set=a.122095784852796486\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:released;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">released<\/a> a statement on its Facebook page refuting the claims, saying the video showed a programme organised &#8220;under the banner of the &#8216;Victory Celebration of Hamas'&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/A5FN-646X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/amnesty-accuses-hamas-crimes-against-163923581.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:attack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">attack<\/a> on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people and sparked a devastating two-year war in Gaza (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/YDJ5-8C5H\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel&#8217;s retaliatory assault on Gaza has killed at least 70,373 people, according to figures from the territory&#8217;s health ministry that the United Nations considers reliable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.886C8ZR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:debunked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">debunked<\/a> a slew of <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.889Z2WE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:misinformation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">misinformation<\/a> stemming from the <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.886P9KE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bondi attack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bondi attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qMTnbOVxgm7j.ZeIbnWZUA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/hosting.afp.com\/factcheck-rss\/EN\/medias\/f330648b5a0735f6fa5e98a020f4330f52ed5744-ipad.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 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