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Bondi inquiry exposes ‘beyond sick’ AI smear campaign

Sky News Australia

June 29, 2026

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Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus says the Bondi Royal Commission heard disturbing evidence of AI-generated attacks on a terror victim and relentless threats against prominent Jewish Australians. “The Royal Commission's public hearings resumed today, this latest block focusing on antisemitism in both traditional media and social media,” Ms Marcus said. “The block opened with confirmation that the commission would call witnesses from the ABC and SBS to take the stand as witnesses. “We also heard shocking testimony that a victim of the Bondi terror attack was subjected to a relentless online campaign using manipulated AI images to make him look like he was faking his injuries. “Prominent businessman Steven Lowy, the son of one of the country's most prominent Jewish figures, Sir Frank Lowy, testified about the overwhelming number of threats his family receives simply for being Jewish. “It truly is beyond sick.”

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