{"id":55133,"date":"2025-12-19T02:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/clip-of-australia-leader-banning-visas-for-pakistanis-is-ai-generated\/19\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T02:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:36:51","slug":"clip-of-australia-leader-banning-visas-for-pakistanis-is-ai-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/clip-of-australia-leader-banning-visas-for-pakistanis-is-ai-generated\/19\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip of Australia leader banning visas for Pakistanis is AI-generated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised a sweeping crackdown to stamp out extremism as the country reeled from the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach, but contrary to widely shared social media posts he did not announce a blanket ban on visas for people from Pakistan. A clip purportedly showing Albanese making the announcement was generated using AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Australian Prime Minister has decided to cancel visas for all Pakistanis following the attack by Pakistani Islamic terrorists,&#8221; reads the caption of a <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/MP97-J6TM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook video<\/a> posted by an <span>India-based user<\/span> on December 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The six-second video appears to show Albanese saying: &#8220;Pakistani-origin terrorist Naveed Akram has been arrested today&#8217;s terror attack. Australia is suspending all visa services for Pakistani effective immediately.&#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>Screenshot of the false Facebook post captured on December 19, 2025, with a red X added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The same video was shared in a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/KD8E-UR6N\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X post<\/a>, while the claim about the supposed visa ban was also shared elsewhere on <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/G2P9-2CTL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The posts surfaced after Albanese promised a sweeping crackdown to banish the &#8220;evil of antisemitism from our society&#8221;, following the deadly shooting at Sydney&#8217;s Bondi Beach on December 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A father and son, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Naveed, are accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/640050-australia-pm-vows-to-stamp-out-hatred-as-nation-mourns-youngest-bondi-beach-victim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:firing into crowds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">firing into crowds<\/a> at a beachside Jewish festival, killing 15 in an attack authorities linked to &#8220;Islamic State ideology&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/L8WF-XVL4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).\u00a0Sajid was killed in a shootout with police but Naveed survived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The prime minister announced plans for several measures, including giving the home affairs minister\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gov.au\/media\/press-conference-parliament-house-canberra-40\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:new powers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">new powers<\/a> &#8220;to cancel or reject visas for those who spread hate and division&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/U42B-UNFH\" 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\">But a spokesperson for Australia&#8217;s Department of Home Affairs told AFP on December 19: &#8220;There have not been any changes on visa services or applications for those applying for a visa from Pakistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There have also been no official reports that Albanese had identified either the father or son accused of carrying out the attack as a Pakistan national.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gov.au\/media\/press-conference-sydney-15-dec-25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:press conference;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">press conference<\/a> on December 15, Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke said &#8220;the son is an Australian citizen&#8221; and the father had originally arrived in Australia on a student visa in 1998 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/4ZYB-96FC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>). He did not give any information about his nationality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/australia-bondi-gunman-was-indian-citizen-indian-police-902f3b2f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indian police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indian police<\/a>, Sajid was an Indian citizen (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20251219063216\/https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/australia-bondi-gunman-was-indian-citizen-indian-police-902f3b2f\" 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;Sajid Akram is originally from Hyderabad, India. He&#8230; migrated to Australia in search of employment approximately 27 years ago, in November 1998,&#8221; police in India&#8217;s southern state of Telangana said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moreover, an analysis of the circulating video of Albanese found errors\u00a0that indicate it was generated using AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His lip movements do not match his speech, which is stilted and does not resemble his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlboMP\/status\/2001476349157052425\/video\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:speaking voice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">speaking voice<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/L8B6-AW3D\" 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\">A <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 \"><span>reverse image search<\/span><\/a> using <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 \"><span>keyframes<\/span><\/a> from the falsely shared video found it appears to have been generated from images of Albanese that predate the Bondi shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A corresponding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/australia-news-live-greens-to-back-labor-s-climate-bill-rba-flags-slower-growth-higher-unemployment-20220803-p5b6zp.html?post=p53zyv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:picture;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">picture<\/a> appeared in a report from Australian daily The Age on August 4, 2022, about his Labor Party&#8217;s climate bill passing the lower house (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220818093042\/https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/australia-news-live-greens-to-back-labor-s-climate-bill-rba-flags-slower-growth-higher-unemployment-20220803-p5b6zp.html\" 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\">British newspaper The Guardian also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/video\/2022\/aug\/03\/greens-will-vote-in-favour-of-labors-climate-bill-adam-bandt-says-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">published<\/a> a video of the same press conference, showing the same setting as the falsely\u00a0<span>shared clip<\/span>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/BV5R-XNTS\" 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 false post (L) and 2022 picture from The Age&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"370\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5Ui2BLatUmVsSo1oHW94Fw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTM3MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/1f779dd589aba2b30b32329c49723511\"\/><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 false post (L) and 2022 picture from The Age<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AFP has\u00a0<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 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 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