The video, posted on social media in December, showed Brampton, Ont. A man removes the chained bumper of his Mustang, the only part of the car left from the alleged theft.
While some users who reposted the video took it at face value, the video is actually a parody created by a creator known for his satirical content.
CLAIM
“A Brampton man had his car stolen even though it was ATTACHED to his house,” reads a post on X (formerly Twitter), which includes a video detailing the alleged theft.
In the video, a man removes the blue bumper of a Ford Mustang with the Ontario license plate “KAUR” as it lies in the driveway.
The chain passes through the bumper and the camera pans to show the chain running under the garage door.
A man says thieves stole his car from his driveway, except for the bumper, which he chained up to prevent theft. “Welcome to Brampton,” he says.
Other X and Instagram users posted the video and seemed to initially take it at face value. They expressed their views on the rise in crime in Brampton and the Ontario government's inaction to tighten penalties for car thieves.
“You can’t make this stuff up,” said Mario Zelaya, a popular author who frequently comments on crime in Canada, in an X-post.
FACTS
There are several signs that the video is made up. First, it comes from a social media account known for posting satirical videos.
A search for the keyword “Mustang stole Brampton” leads to the original video posted on multiple platforms, including Instagram and TikTok, by creator AKTVinc or Amandeep Kang.
Kang included the hashtag “parody” in the original Instagram post, which has received more than two million views on the platform.
Its website describes its content as “an online hub for creative production ranging from comedy rants, skits, skits” and more. The Canadian Press has contacted Kang and will update this fact check if it receives a response.
As some viewers have pointed out, the chain runs where the Mustang's headlight should be.
Other context clues, such as puns on the author's license plate (“Hard Kaur Loss”) and jokes in the video, indicate its satirical nature.
Some creators who responded to the original video, including Zelaya, later noted that it was fake.
“SAFE” CAR THEGRAPHIES ARE NOT RARE IN ONTARIO
It's not uncommon for thieves to target driveways in Brampton and other communities in Ontario.
In August 2024, dramatic video shows thieves crashing a pickup truck into another car after stealing a truck from a Brampton driveway.
Nick Milinovich, deputy chief of Peel Regional Police, told CBC Toronto this is another example of “brazen” car thefts in the region.
A few months earlier, police said a 16-year-old was facing multiple charges for the “violent” theft of a Ferrari in a Brampton driveway.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said police foiled a car theft in the driveway of his Etobicoke home in June.
In 2023, car thefts in Peel Region, which includes Brampton, reached an annual high of 8,322.
Since then, thefts have dropped due to police crackdowns; The latest Peel Regional Police data shows 4,375 thefts between January and Oct. 31 this year, down about 31 percent from the same period in 2024.
WHAT DO PARTY LEADERS SAY ABOUT CAR THEFT?
Tackling crime was a key part of federal party leaders' election campaigns last spring.
Mark Carney announced his crime platform in Brampton, specifically mentioning car theft.
Speaking at a rally in Brampton, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said he would “abolish house arrest for serious offenders and career criminals” and that “professional car thieves will be able to serve their sentences at home” by “watching Netflix or playing Grand Theft Auto,” the Brampton Guardian reported.
In October the government introduced a crime bill that would make it more difficult to grant bail for certain offences, including car theft.
Poilievre said the bail changes are not enough to stop the “chaos” that past liberal crime policies have “unleashed in our communities,” CBC News reported.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2025.
