By ABC NEWS Verify's Maryanne Taouk, Michael Workman and Jonathan Hair
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Falsehoods and conspiracy theories are spreading online following the horrific Bondi Beach attack.
ABC NEWS Verify has analysed three instances where AI-generated images, or in one case a real image taken out of context, are attempting to twist the narrative on social media.
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An AI-generated image of alleged gunman Naveed Akram sitting at an outdoor cafe in the Philippines has been used to spread false information online.
A post on X seen by ABC NEWS Verify using the image claims it shows the alleged gunman sitting across the table from the defence attache of India to the Philippines, Captain Chandra Kant Kothari.
ABC NEWS Verify has confirmed the image was made using tech giant Google's AI tools, and there is no suggestion that Captain Kant Kothari ever had any contact with the alleged gunman.
The image returns a positive result for the company's invisible watermark when tested in its Synth ID detector.
Visual analysis also reveals hallmarks of AI generation, including physical and logical errors.
The bucket of chicken placed in front of the two people has garbled text and there is also an indoor desk lamp on the table outside.
In the background, the general streetscape is merged together with no details, and cars rendered on top of each other.
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