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A Sydney lawyer, Arsen Ostrovsky, was shot during a deadly Hanukkah attack on Bondi Beach and was about to undergo surgery when he discovered AI deepfakes twisting his bloody selfie into a fake “crisis actor” image—some even showed him laughing or holding an Oscar. As Australia’s royal commission investigates the attack and rising antisemitism fueled by social media, Ostrovsky’s viral trauma was weaponized online, with AI-generated lies spreading fast. Though Meta swiftly removed the fakes, platforms like X and YouTube haven’t responded, and the commission is now probing whether social media is fast enough to combat hate content—hearings continue through July.

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