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YouTube says Sydney massacre ‘crisis actor’ video can stay online
A Google executive has told an Australian inquiry that a YouTube video falsely claiming a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was a crisis actor bloodied with make-up had met the platform’s standards and would remain online. Google Australia manager Rachel Lord was testifying on Tuesday at a government inquiry into the spread of antisemitism in Australia, including an attack by two gunmen on a Sydney Hanukkah celebration in December that left 15 people dead. Lord was questioned...
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The Next Web
· Jul 7, 2026
Google defends a ‘crisis actor’ video at Australia’s antisemitism inquiry
A Google executive told an Australian inquiry that a video smearing a shooting survivor as a “crisis actor” meets YouTube’s standards. So it stays online. Google has defended keeping up a conspiracy video about a mass shooting in Sydney, the Associated Press reports. The clip falsely paints a wounded survivor of the antisemitic massacre as [] This story continues at The Next Web
ABC News
· Jul 7, 2026
YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'
A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online
KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 7, 2026
YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'
A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online.
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· Jul 1, 2026
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