How the Bondi Beach shooting unfolded
How the Bondi Beach shooting unfolded
Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror.
Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos from the attack.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article's claim of capturing the Bondi Beach shooting is contradicted by multiple sources that describe a Hanukkah event shooting. The article presents a biased view by focusing on the horror without providing sufficient context or alternative perspectives. The date in the NYT article is in the future, indicating a potential fabrication.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror.
- Verification Source #1: Reports a shooting at Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration.
- Verification Source #2: Reports on the Bondi Beach shooting and provides a minute-by-minute account.
- Verification Source #3: Reports a shooting at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach.
- Verification Source #4: Reports on a terror attack at Bondi Beach.
- Verification Source #5: Reports on a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, highlighting antisemitic extremism.
- Assessment: Contradicted. While sources confirm a shooting occurred, they specify it was related to a Hanukkah event, which is not mentioned in the original claim. The NYT article is dated in the future, raising concerns about its validity.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: 'Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney...'
- Source 5: 'The violence horrified Australians not only because of its scale and the antisemitic extremism behind it...'