At least 16 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australia's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades, despite strict gun control laws. Around 1,000 people had gathered to mark the first night of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah when the attack occurred.
Shortly after the incident, dramatic footage went viral showing a man in a white T-shirt wrestling a gunman dressed in black, disarming him and snatching his weapon. During the struggle, the man was shot, apparently by another attacker firing from a nearby footbridge.
The man's bravery earned him global praise — but also triggered a wave of disinformation about his identity.
Claim: A viral post on X, with more than 80,000 views, claims: "Edward Crabtree, a 43-year-old father of two and local fruit shop owner, has been identified as a SAVIOUR after bravely disarming one of the Islamic terrorists at #bondibeach, Australia."
DW Fact check: False
Australia's Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke, confirmed during a press conference that the man is Ahmed al Ahmed, not Edward Crabtree. Burke praised Ahmed alongside first responders for risking their lives to stop the attackers.
"The police who were there standing together against the attackers, first responders standing together against the attackers, and even a bystander like Ahmed al Ahmed, standing there putting their own lives at risk against those attackers," said Burke.
Ahmed is...
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