WHAT WAS CLAIMED
A man who filmed someone squatting in public has been arrested.
OUR VERDICT
False. Police say there have been no arrests.
AAP FACTCHECK - A man has not been arrested for filming someone appearing to go to the toilet on a roadside, despite claims spreading on social media.
Police say no arrests have been made and the post originates from a self-described fake news account.
The video, from November 2025, shows a man approaching another man who is squatting on a nature strip near the front of a house in Adelaide.
The man behind the camera remonstrates him in the short clip.
The video appeared in news reports, including on Sky News and News.com.au.
A claim spreading on social media suggests the man who filmed the incident has since been arrested.
"An Adelaide man who filmed an Indian migrant defecating in public has been arrested by the @AusFedPolice for using a carriage service to menace and harass, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed," the post reads.
It also includes a quote that seems to be attributed to Mr Burke, stating "We have zero tolerance for racial hatred in Modern Australia".
The post appears to have originated from an X post from an account called The EZT.
The account describes itself as publishing "the most unprofessional fake news and memes in the Australian Economic Zone".
The Australian Federal Police told AAP FactCheck that they have not made any arrests and no reports have been made regarding the incident.
There have also been no statements about the matter on Mr Burke's website or social media, and no reputable media reports that he made any such announcement about an arrest.
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