December 15, 2025 - Comments Off on Online Disinformation rampant as Pakistani man falsely identified as Bondi Beach Gunman

Online Disinformation rampant as Pakistani man falsely identified as Bondi Beach Gunman

A Pakistani-origin businessman in Sydney was falsely identified as one of the two perpetrators of the recent terrorist attack on a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney’s Bondi Beach. News outlets have identified the suspects, who happen to be father and son, as Sajid and Naveed Akram. In response to this news, social media platforms flooded with users trying to identify Naveed’s social media account, and ultimately began targeting an Australian-Pakistani bearing the same name. Despite this individual's repeated clarifications, he claims that accounts based in India have started harassing him by sending death threats on various social media platforms. 

Published by: Digital Rights Foundation in Digital Rights Tracker

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