This man went viral after surviving Bondi. Then the internet took a dark turn
By Maddison Connaughton and Josh Robertson

Arsen Ostrovsky was on the ground, bleeding, at the Bondi attack when he decided to take a selfie. Within 2 hours it was circulating on the internet. In less than a day, it had become fodder for a global conspiracy theory.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/how-bondi-beach-survivor-became-face-of-conspiracy-theory/106499580

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This man went viral after surviving Bondi. Then the internet took a dark turn

Arsen Ostrovsky was on the ground, bleeding, at the Bondi attack when he decided to take a selfie. Within 2 hours it was circulating on the internet. In less than a day, it had become fodder for a global conspiracy theory.