Police were still sweeping Westfield Bondi Junction to make sure the killer acted alone when figures on social media began peddling bizarre theories.
In a message on Telegram, another member of the group pointed to Cauchi appearing to be “brown” in vision circulating on social media as proof of an Islamic terrorism motivation. British broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer was one of those who declared the incident an act of Islamic terrorism. Riley was eventually forced to apologise but blamed people’s “misunderstandings” for the furore that erupted when Cauchi’s identity was confirmed.There are calls for Rachel Riley to be sacked. Picture: Getty
“Jew named Benjamin Cohen stabs Austalians ,” Lucas Gage, a former American marine turned life coach, wrote. The next morning just before 6am, Sunrise host Matt Shirvington reported the attacker was “40-year-old Benjamin Cohen”. Seven journalist Lucy McLeod repeated the claim about 10 minutes later. Mr Cohen’s father shared a plea to NSW Police to release the true identity of the killer “before this nonsense claiming it was my son causes more harm”.Speaking to news.com.au yesterday, Mr Cohen said it had been “a hectic night and morning” and that he was deeply distressed.
Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, believes many of those involved in spreading the misinformation are part of a “calculated campaign”.
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