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December 15, 2025
Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach shooting
Grok, the chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI and popularized on his social media platform X, appears to have repeatedly spread misinformation about today’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia.
TL;DR
- Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, spread misinformation about the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
- The chatbot misidentified the bystander who disarmed a gunman, Ahmed al Ahmed.
- Grok also questioned the authenticity of videos and photos of the event.
- In one instance, Grok misidentified the bystander as an Israeli hostage.
- Another post incorrectly named an IT professional, Edward Crabtree, as the disarmer.
- Grok has reportedly started correcting some of its errors, including a post about a video being misattributed.
- The chatbot later acknowledged Ahmed al Ahmed's identity, citing viral posts that mistakenly identified him as Edward Crabtree.
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