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Fact File: Video of Chained Mustang 'Stolen' From Brampton, Ont. Driveway Is a Skit
A satirical skit about a chained Mustang theft in Brampton went viral, misleading viewers despite over 2 million Instagram views, creator AKTVInc confirmed.
- On Dec. 5, 2025, a social-media clip showing a Ford Mustang bumper chained on a Brampton driveway circulated on X, Instagram and TikTok, prompting a fact-check as a staged skit.
- AKTVInc's original Instagram upload included the hashtag `skit` and has more than two million views, framing the clip as satire by creator Amandeep Kang.
- Visual clues such as the chain through the headlight area reveal the Ford Mustang bumper loops beneath the garage door, and observers noted the Ontario vanity licence plate pun `Hard Kaur Loss`.
- Reposts by social media users amplified the satirical Brampton Mustang theft video, and The Canadian Press, Dec. 5, 2025 clarified it was a skit.
- Peel Regional Police statistics indicate ongoing political debate over auto thefts in Brampton, with 8,322 thefts in 2023 and a 31 percent decrease from the previous year, highlighted by leaders like Premier Doug Ford.
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Fact File: Video of chained Mustang ‘stolen’ from Brampton, Ont. driveway is a skit
A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang — the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft.
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Fact File: Video of chained Mustang 'stolen' from Brampton, Ont. driveway is a skit
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left14Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution74% Left
Bias Distribution
- 74% of the sources lean Left
74% Left
L 74%
C 21%
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