Disinformation researcher, Byron Clark says disinformation is being spread using deepfake AI images of the Bondi terror attacks. The “Bush Legend”, as his TikTok and Meta account usernames describe him as, have amassed more than 211,000 followers and mainly discuss native Australian animals and facts about them. The videos show him in khaki outfits, or sometimes in ochre, often accompanied with yidaki (didgeridoo) music. However, none of the videos are real and, when the Herald checked the description of the pages, it was stated by the account it used “AI-generated visuals to share wildlife stories“. Followers have left comments on the videos admiring how he handles the animals while speaking to the camera and it is unclear how many of the viewers know that Bush Legend isn’t a real person.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2026 08:22 UTC