An image shows one of the Bondi Beach gunmen.
AAP FactCheck - Two innocent men and a made-up Israeli have all been falsely accused of taking part in the Bondi Beach terror attack on social media.
However, the actual names, ages and appearances of the two gunmen have been identified by multiple credible media outlets.
Police have also confirmed they're a father and a son and their surname is "Akram".
Sajid Akram, 50, and 24-year-old Naveed Akram opened fire on a Jewish event at a beachside park, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, on December 14, 2025.
Sajid was shot dead by police, while Australian-born Naveed remains in hospital.
After the attack, false claims began circulating online about their identities.
One claim is in a Facebook post (below) featuring a photo of a man in a Pakistan cricket jersey and another photo of the real shooter, Naveed Akram.
"Australian media: Two suspects involved in a shooting at a Jewish group in Sydney have been identified; one is Pakistani Naveed Akram, and the other is Algerian. Both hold Australian citizenship," the caption reads.
However, the man in the Pakistan jersey was not involved in the shootings.
A reverse image search shows the photo was posted to a man's private Facebook profile in 2019.
The same man wrote in a recent post that people had been posting his own social media images alongside false claims that he was involved in the attack.
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