A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang 鈥 the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft. While some users who reposted the video took it at face value, the video is actually a skit, produced by a creator known for satirical content.听
THE CLAIM聽
"Brampton man has car stolen even though it was CHAINED to his house," reads a , formerly Twitter, that includes a video detailing the supposed theft.听
In the , a man films the blue bumper of a Ford Mustang with the Ontario vanity licence plate "KAUR" as it lies on a driveway.
A chain loops through the bumper, and the camera pans to show the chain extends underneath a garage door.听
The man says thieves stole his car from the driveway, minus the bumper, which he chained up to prevent theft. "Welcome to Brampton," he says.听
Other users on X and posted the video and appeared to initially take it at face value. They included their opinions on rising crime in Brampton and the inaction of the Ontario government to impose harsher penalties on car thieves.听
"You can't make this stuff up," said Mario Zelaya, a popular creator who frequently comments on crime in Canada, in an .听
THE FACTS
There are several indicators the video is made up, the first being that it stems from a social media account known for posting satirical videos.
A keyword search of "Mustang stolen Brampton" leads to the original video posted to multiple platforms, including and , by creator AKTVInc, or Amandeep Kang. 聽
Kang included the hashtag "skit" on the original Instagram post, which has more than two million views on the platform.听
His website his content as an "online creative production hub ranging from comedic rants, skits, parodies" and more. 好色tvreached out to Kang and will update this fact check if it receives a response.听
As some viewers pointed out, the chain loops through where the Mustang's headlight should be.听
Other context clues, like the creator's licence plate pun ("Hard Kaur Loss") and jokes in the video, point to its satirical nature.听
Some creators who responded to the original video, including Zelaya, later it was a fake.听
'BRAZEN' CAR THEFTS NOT UNCOMMON IN ONTARIO
It's not uncommon for thieves to target driveways in Brampton and other Ontario communities.
In August 2024, a dramatic video showed thieves ramming a pickup truck into another car after stealing the truck from a driveway in Brampton.
Nick Milinovich, the deputy chief of Peel Regional Police, it was another example of "brazen" car thefts in the region.听
Months earlier, police a 16-year-old faced multiple charges in relation to the "violent" carjacking of a Ferrari in a Brampton driveway.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said police foiled a car theft in his own Etobicoke driveway in June.听
Car thefts in Peel Region, which includes Brampton, hit an annual high of 8,322 in 2023.听
Thefts have since dropped amid a by police; the from Peel Regional Police shows 4,375 thefts between January and Oct. 31 of this year, a decrease of around 31 per cent from the same period in 2024.听
WHAT ARE PARTY LEADERS SAYING ABOUT AUTO THEFTS?
Cracking down on crime was a key part of the federal party leaders' election campaigns this past spring.听
Mark Carney announced his crime platform in Brampton, specifically mentioning auto thefts.听
Speaking at a Brampton rally, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he would 鈥渞epeal house arrests for serious offenders and career criminals,鈥 and that 鈥渃areer car thieves get to do their sentences at home鈥 while 鈥渨atching Netflix or playing Grand Theft Auto,鈥 the Brampton Guardian .听
In October, the government tabled a proposed that would make it harder to get bail for certain offences, including car thefts. 聽
Poilievre the bail changes weren't enough to stop the "chaos" that past Liberal crime policies "unleashed in our communities," CBC News reported.听
SOURCES
Claims posted to Dec. 3, 2025 (), Dec. 2, 2025 (), and Dec. 3, 2025 (, ) with poster's note about the skit on Dec. 3, 2025 ()
Original video posted to Dec. 2, 2025 (, ) and Dec. 2, 2025 ()
About. AKTVInc . Accessed Dec. 5, 2025 ()
Saloni Bhugra. Video shows thieves ramming truck into car in Brampton driveway. CBC News . June 14, 2024 ()
Ryan Rocca. Ferrari stolen during 鈥榲iolent carjacking with a firearm鈥 in Brampton driveway: police. Global News . March 29, 2024 ()
Allison Jones and Liam Casey. Masked men tried to steal vehicle from Ontario Premier Doug Ford's home, he says. 好色tvwebsite. June 17, 2025 ()
Joyce Li. Auto thefts plummet 45% so far this year in Peel as police crack down on organized crime networks. Toronto Star . April 23, 2025 ()
Crime Statistics and Maps. Peel Regional Police . Accessed Dec. 5, 2025 ()
Andrew Palamarchuk. 鈥楽lap on the wrist鈥: Auto thefts dropping in Peel but it鈥檚 still election issue. Brampton Guardian . April 15, 2025 ()听
Canada introduces sweeping reforms to make bail laws stricter and toughen sentencing laws. Department of Justice via Government of Canada . Oct. 23, 2025 ()
John Paul Tasker. Carney government targets violent, repeat offenders with proposed bail regime changes. CBC News . Oct. 23, 2025 ()
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