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Bondi Beach shooting bystanders
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Incident 13072 Report
Grok AI Reportedly Generated Fabricated Civilian Hero Identity During Bondi Beach Shooting
2025-12-15
Grok reportedly generated and repeated a fabricated civilian hero identity, "Edward Crabtree," following the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia. The system reportedly cited a fake news article and misattributed heroic actions to this fictional individual during the unfolding emergency. Contemporaneous reporting identified Ahmed Al Ahmed as the real bystander who intervened and was injured during the attack.
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