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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'

Australia Hanukkah Attack - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Google executive told an inquiry on Tuesday that a YouTube video that falsely claimed a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was a crisis actor blooded with makeup had met the platform’s standards and would remain online.

Google Australia manager Rachel Lord was testifying 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 dead.

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