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How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theories

  • Written by Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney
How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theoriesGoogle Trends, Facebook, The Conversation, CC BY-SA

In the wake of Sunday’s tragic Bondi shooting, conspiracy theories and deliberate misinformation have spread on social media.

A Facebook post containing misinformation about the Bondi attacks.Many social media posts suggested the name Naveed Akram was searched before the Bondi attacks.Facebook

One thing some people have latched onto is the idea Google Trends...

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