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Melbourne girl, 13, allegedly shouted antisemitic remarks, threw eggs and swerved car towards Jewish families

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 529 words · By Nino Bucci
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What to know about Melbourne girl, 13, allegedly shouted antisemitic remarks, threw eggs and swerved car towards Jewish families

A 13-year-old Melbourne girl has been charged with 52 offences including allegedly shouting antisemitic remarks, throwing eggs and swerving a stolen car towards members of the Jewish community.

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What happened

A 13-year-old Melbourne girl has been charged with 52 offences including allegedly shouting antisemitic remarks, throwing eggs and swerving a stolen car towards members of the Jewish community.

Why it matters

Victorian police said in a statement on Tuesday that the girl and two other girls were alleged to have been seen driving the stolen black Hyundai sedan in the south-eastern suburbs of Hampton, Ripponlea and Caulfield over multiple days last week.

Common ground

Police alleged that on 25 March, the girls shouted “offensive, antisemitic remarks” and threw eggs at pedestrians.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 22 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “There were no physical injuries and the car, which was allegedly stolen from a gym in Caulfield, fled the scene.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to verify details about the stolen car from a Caulfield gym or the absence of physical injuries.
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Claim 2: “Police spotted the van that was allegedly involved in the crash a short time later.”
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Claim 3: “Police alleged that on 25 March, the girls shouted “offensive, antisemitic remarks” and threw eggs at pedestrians.”
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Wikipedia evidence references historical events related to the month of March (e.g., March on Rome, March on Washington) with no connection to the alleged antisemitic remarks or egg-throwing incident on March 25.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March is the current month, and the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March on Rome (Italian: Marcia su Roma) was an organized mass demonstration in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF) ascending …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Rome
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (commonly known as the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington) was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington
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Claim 4: “Police said the driver allegedly travelled across a footpath and “took off at speed” on the Nepean Highway, before travelling on the Dingley Bypass, the EastLink, Princes Highway and the Monash Freeway.”
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Claim 5: “On Monday night, police responded to an alleged hit-and-run in Brighton.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to verify the alleged hit-and-run incident in Brighton on Monday night.
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Claim 6: “Another 13-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl, both from the Cardinia area, were also arrested.”
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Claim 7: “The three female occupants were arrested at the scene and taken into custody.”
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Claim 8: “Three days later, the car, allegedly driven by the 13-year-old, swerved towards Jewish families in Ripponlea about 7pm, police said, as the group crossed the road at the intersection of Hotham Street and Glen Eira Road.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the alleged swerving incident toward Jewish families in Ripponlea on Hotham Street and Glen Eira Road.
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Claim 9: “They were charged with theft of motor vehicle and handling stolen goods and were bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.”
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Claim 10: “It is alleged a male cyclist was travelling along St Kilda Street when an occupant of a stolen silver SUV attempted to hit the bike with the passenger door about 6.50pm.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the alleged SUV incident on St Kilda Street involving a cyclist.
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Claim 11: “Both riders fell from the e-scooter as it crashed into a parked vehicle. They did not require medical attention, police said.”
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Claim 12: “Police successfully deployed stop sticks on Dandenong Road in East Malvern, before the car came to a stop on Waverley Road, police said.”
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Claim 13: “Investigations into the series of incidents remains ongoing, police said.”
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Claim 14: “The cyclist, a 45-year-old Brighton man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said, and the driver fled the scene.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the cyclist's injuries or the SUV's involvement in the incident.
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Claim 15: “Police will allege the driver, a 13-year-old girl from the Bayside area, was also involved in several other incidents involving erratic driving in stolen cars.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to corroborate claims about the 13-year-old's involvement in multiple stolen car incidents.
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Claim 16: “One of the victims and a passerby began filming the offending vehicle, before one of the teenagers allegedly threatened them.”
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Claim 17: “The 13-year-old girl from the Bayside area was charged with 52 offences including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, multiple counts of theft, multiple counts of theft of motor vehicle, burglary, handling stolen goods and “threatening physical harm or property damage on ground of a protected attribute”.”
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Claim 18: “A 13-year-old Melbourne girl has been charged with 52 offences including allegedly shouting antisemitic remarks, throwing eggs and swerving a stolen car towards members of the Jewish community.”
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Wikipedia evidence references unrelated events (synagogue attack in December 2024, general information about Melbourne and the month of March) with no direct connection to the 13-year-old girl's alleged offenses or specific charges described in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 6 December 2024, at approximately 4:10 am local time, an arson terrorist attack took place at the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne in Ripponlea, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The resulting f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Melbourne_synagogue_attac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Australian Jews, or Jewish Australians, (Hebrew: יהודים אוסטרלים, romanized: yehudim ostralim) are Jews who are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia. In the 2021 census there were 9…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Jews
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melbourne ( MEL-bərn, locally [ˈmæɫbən] ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Austra…
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Claim 19: “Just after midnight on Tuesday morning, police said teenagers travelling in a stolen white Volkswagen Golf rammed an e-scooter with two people on board in Elwood.”
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Claim 20: “Victorian police said in a statement on Tuesday that the girl and two other girls were alleged to have been seen driving the stolen black Hyundai sedan in the south-eastern suburbs of Hampton, Ripponlea and Caulfield over multiple days last week.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to corroborate police statements about three girls driving a stolen Hyundai sedan in specified suburbs.
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Claim 21: “She was remanded to appear at a children’s court.”
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Claim 22: “The driver of the SUV then allegedly crashed into the rear of the bike.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to verify the alleged collision between the stolen SUV and the cyclist's bike.
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