WHAT WAS CLAIMED
An article by The People's Voice details leaked documents revealing that the Bondi Beach terror attack was a false flag operation.
OUR VERDICT
False. The article does not detail any evidence to support the headline.
AAP FACTCHECK - A misinformation website has not presented leaked documents that reveal the Bondi Beach terrorist attack was a "false flag" operation, despite claims on social media.
Social media users have shared a link to a story featuring a headline claiming that important documents have been unearthed.
However, the article provides no evidence to support the headline's claim and instead repeats several debunked claims.
Fifteen people were killed and dozens were injured when Sajid and Naveed Akram, 50 and 24, opened fire on a Jewish celebration at the iconic beach on December 14, 2025.
Authorities have said they were inspired by an "Islamic State" ideology.
The claim is being spread by a US-based website The People's Voice (TPV), which AAP FactCheck has debunked numerous times.
The website's story and associated video have been shared across social media.
"Leaked Docs Reveal Bondi Beach 'False Flag' Was Mossad Operation To Kill First Amendment," the story's headline reads.
As is common with TPV articles, nothing within the body text backs up the false claim in the headline.
The story makes no mention of any documents or leaks.
Instead, it lists several pieces of purported evidence that the attack was "a false flag" operation.
A false flag is a deceptive act intended to make it appear that someone other than the true perpetrator is responsible.
The TPV article claims that responding police were ordered to "stand down" for 20 minutes, which has been previously debunked by AAP FactCheck.
In reality, the shootings lasted a little over six minutes, with police firing on the gunmen within around four minutes.
It also suggests that Google Trends data is evidence that people in Tel Aviv, Israel, were searching for the name of one of the gunmen before the attack.
AAP FactCheck has previously reported that Google Trends results do not support such a claim.
The article also mentions Arsen Ostrovsky, a man who was injured in the attack.
He has been the subject of several debunked claims, involving a fake image of him and photos of him in hospital.
The TPV article also cites a response from X's artificial intelligence assistant, Grok, to suggest that an image of Mr Ostrovsky covered in blood is fake.
In response to the question, "Does this image appear staged?", Grok reportedly replied: "Yes, this image appears staged or fake …"
However, as AAP FactCheck has previously reported, Grok is often wrong.
AAP FactCheck reported that Grok incorrectly stated photos of starving children in Gaza in 2025 were taken in Yemen in 2016.
Grok also incorrectly stated that a video of a man wrestling a gun from one of the Bondi attackers showed something else entirely.
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