We've been looking into how misinformation began spreading online about the identity of a bystander who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen
BBC Verify is working on a minute-by-minute timeline of yesterday's shooting at a Hanukkah event that killed 15 people
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We’ve been examining fatal shooting of 15 people at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. As part of BBC Verify’s analysis of the attack the team has examined:
Our coverage has also touched on new examples of AI being used to make spurious claims including false images of US President Donald Trump released with the Epstein files and AI-generated TikTok videos that Ukraine says are the latest Russian disinformation campaign.
Our live coverage will be back tomorrow, but keep an eye out for BBC Verify’s minute-by-minute video analysis of the Bondi Beach attack on the BBC News website and app later.
Gerry Georgieva
BBC Verify researcher
Gun ownership registration and accompanying data in Australia is decentralised, so there is a lack of official figures to give a clear picture of how many firearms there are in the country following the Bondi Beach shooting.
The independent Australia Institute think tank estimates there are over four million guns as of 2024, equating to 15 guns per 100 people.
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