# Fact Check: Video Shows 2022 World Cup Celebrations, Not 2026 U.S. Midterms

> A viral video falsely claimed to show Melbourne celebrating 2026 U.S. midterms actually depicts 2022 World Cup soccer fans.
- Title: Fact Check: Video Shows 2022 World Cup Celebrations, Not 2026…
- Summary: A viral video falsely claimed to show Melbourne celebrating 2026 U.S. midterms actually depicts 2022 World Cup soccer fans.
- Keywords: melbourne, 2022 world cup, australian soccer fans, federation square, democratic midterms, us elections, fact check, nexmediabharat, jamessmartlp, socceroos, Lead Stories
- Source: Lead Stories — https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/11/fact-check-does-not-show-people-in-melbourne-australia-celebrating-2026-democrat-midterm-wins.html
- Published: 2026-11-05T16:14:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: melbourne, 2022 world cup, australian soccer fans, federation square, democratic midterms, us elections, fact check, nexmediabharat, jamessmartlp, socceroos, news
## Viral Claim
A post by @nexmediabharat on Nov 4, 2026 claimed video showed Melbourne celebrating 2026 U.S. midterms.

> Crowds gathered in Melbourne, Australia, as celebrations followed the historic US midterm results, with Texas turning blue for the Democrats
## Video Origin
The video was recorded during 2022 World Cup matches in Australia beating Denmark.

> Goal!!!! Hectic scenes here at Fed Square! Go the @Socceroos #AUSDEN #FIFAWorldCup #socceroos
## Fact Check
The video was published on X by Melbourne photographer @jamessmartlp on Nov 30, 2022.
## Location Confirmed
Federation Square in Melbourne was confirmed as the location of soccer fan celebrations.
## Key takeaway

A video shared as evidence of Australian celebrations for 2026 U.S. Democratic midterm wins is from 2022 World Cup matches.