"Kharbouch, a Brown undergraduate and Palestinian activist, was floated as a culprit by @0hour1, an anonymous X account with 270,400 followers. Others claimed that Kharbouch was " allegedly, possibly ... a suspect" (whatever that means), and amateur forensic podiatrists reported a "97.8% gait match" between Kharbouch and the killer. The Agence France-Presse has a roundup of prominent figures who amplified suspicion of Kharbouch, including the podcaster Tim Pool and the financier Bill Ackman."
"Where was he? Presumably he was busy interviewing libel lawyers, and calculating how much of his Brown tuition could be paid off by suing those who accused him of killing his classmates. Some of his tormentors have gone to their websites and taken down, without explanation, their accusations. Some might say that deletion also looks awfully suspicious, the evidence of a bad conscience and possibly good legal advice."
Anonymous and prominent social media accounts circulated claims that Mustapha Kharbouch, a Brown undergraduate and Palestinian activist, was responsible for the killings of two Brown students and an MIT professor. An X account with 270,400 followers and others promoted speculative language, amateur gait analysis, and high-profile amplification by figures including Tim Pool and Bill Ackman. Brown removed webpages mentioning Kharbouch, and some sites later deleted accusations. Additional false leads included rumors about a victim's political identity and an Iran-linked motive. Police lacked useful images or clues for days, and their press conferences reflected growing desperation.
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