Fact Check: Benjamin Cohen Was NOT Sydney Mall Attacker -- He Was Wrongly Linked To Mass Stabbing By Social Media
Fact Check
Did Australian law enforcement identify a Sydney mall attacker as "Benjamin Cohen"? No, that's not true: The police said that the man's name was Joel Cauchi. The claim originated from an account on X that self-identifies as aligned with a Russian state information outlet. The story reappeared in a post (saved here) on Facebook where it was published on April…