A video depicting a press conference by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is viral in which he apparently announces the cancellation of all Pakistani visas following the terror attack at Bondi Beach.
At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a terror attack at one of Australia’s most iconic beaches, Bondi Beach in Sydney, on Sunday, December 14. The two men suspected of carrying out the mass shooting were 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son, Naveed. Sajid died at the scene during an exchange of gunfire with the police, while Naveed is in critical condition.
An X user named Mr Tyagi (@mktyaggi) shared the purported video of the Australian PM on December 14, 2025, claiming that Albasene had decided to cancel all Pakistani visas post the terror attack at Bondi Beach. (Archive)
ऑस्ट्रेलिया के प्रधानमंत्री ने पाकिस्तानी इस्लामिक आतंकवादी द्वारा हमले के बाद सभी पाकिस्तानियों का वीज़ा रद्द करने का फ़ैसला लिया है। पूरी दुनिया इस कौम से परेशान है, और भारत में कहा जाता है कि अब्दुल हिंदुओं के मोहल्ले में घर क्यों नहीं ख़रीद सकता।@KarishmaAziz_ @azizkavish… pic.twitter.com/PMkHLKFfGO
— 𝙼𝚛 𝚃𝚢𝚊𝚐𝚒 (@mktyaggi) December 14, 2025
The post has garnered around 50,000 views.
Another X account, Tiger Raja Satire (@TigerRajaSinggh), shared the same video with a similar claim. (Archive)
ऑस्ट्रेलिया के प्रधानमंत्री का बहुत बड़ा फैसला
सिडनी आतंकी हमले के बाद सभी पाकिस्तानियों का
वीजा कैंसिल करने का निर्णय लियाबस एक कौम ने पूरी विश्व की शांति भंग की है
विश्व की सुख शांति के किए कैंसर की सफ़ाई जरूरी है
— Tiger Raja Satire (@TigerRajaSinggh) December 15, 2025
The post amassed around 82,400 views.
Facebook user Kanchan Gaikwad also shared the purported video, amplifying it without questioning its authenticity. (Archive)
Fact Check
A closer examination of the 6-second video clip revealed lip sync issues at several points.
Next, we performed a keyword search, but did not find any report on an Australian clamp down on Pakistani visa holders.
To verify the authenticity of the clip, we conducted a reverse image search on a few key frames. This led us to several news reports from August 2022, including The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and The Age that featured a photograph of PM Albanese in the same attire and with the same background elements. The reports talked about a parliamentary discussion on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Below is a comparison between a photograph from one of the news reports from August 2022 and a frame from the currently viral video:
Albanese did hold a press conference on the Bondi Beach attack, but he did not make any such on Pakistani visas.
It is also to be noted that no Pakistan link has yet been established behind the attack.
According to reports, police confirmed that two men suspected of carrying out the mass shooting at Bondi Beach had Indian lineage. Sajid Akram has his roots in Tolichowki in Hyderabad, but he migrated to Australia in 1998 with a student visa and has only visited India on six occasions, primarily on family-related issues like property matters and visits to elder parents.
Police have also clarified that “the factors that led to the radicalisation of Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed, appear to have no connection with India or any local influence in Telangana.” Though Sajid possessed an Indian passport but his children were born in Australia and were Australian citizens, the officials mentioned.
To sum up, the video of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing the cancellation of all Pakistani visas is false and artificially generated.
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