Online Detectives Convict Innocent Queer Palestinian Amid Brown Shooting Chaos
KEY POINTS
- â˘After the December 2025 Brown University shooting killed two students, police identified and found the real suspect dead in New Hampshire.
- â˘Mustapha Kharbouch, a Palestinian queer student, was falsely targeted online after his university profile was removed, sparking widespread Islamophobic accusations.
- â˘Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha condemned online vigilantes, while far-right influencers amplified false claims despite official corrected suspect information.
In an epic display of digital mob justice, Mustapha Kharbouch, a queer Palestinian student at Brown, got blamed for a December 2025 shooting killing two students, including a college GOP VP, all because his profile went poof from the websiteâprompting MAGA sleuths to cry conspiracy. Meanwhile, the actual gunman, Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, linked to an MIT prof's murder, was found dead in NH. Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha warned these internet vigilantes are speeding down a 'really dangerous road,' while far-right celebs like Shaun Maguire and Laura Loomer fueled Islamophobic fire without any evidence. Meanwhile, someone on Reddit actually helped crack the case â because unlike the Twitter mob, they were after facts, not internet clicks.
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Nothing screams 'justice' like accusing a queer Palestinian of mass murder based on deleted web pages and amateur TikTok dance moves.
MAGA influencers pulling off the classic 'blame the person whose student page just disappeared' plot twist straight out of a bad Netflix thriller.
The real killer got found cold in New Hampshire, but the internet still refuses to drop that amateur gait analysis conspiracy theory.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/20/2025 | Author: Zachary Basu
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