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FACTS SO FAR… NO OFFICIAL LINK SO FAR BUT THIS IS OUT THERE… Mustapha Kharbouch is a first-year undergraduate student at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, studying International and Public Affairs and Anthropology, with a focus on West Asia (Middle East). He is described in reports as a third-generation Palestinian refugee who was born and raised in Lebanon. His name gained significant online attention in mid-December 2025 following a deadly shooting on the Brown University campus on December 13, 2025, which killed two people and injured several others. Social media users, including some prominent far-right influencers, speculated that Kharbouch was involved after noticing that Brown University had removed his student profile pages from its website (including from the Center for Middle East Studies directory) and that his personal social media accounts appeared to have been deleted. These actions fueled widespread rumors and doxxing, with some claiming the university was “scrubbing” references to him. However, law enforcement authorities, including the FBI and Providence Police, have not publicly identified Kharbouch as a suspect, person of interest, or anyone connected to the incident. Brown University and the Rhode Island Attorney General condemned the online speculation and doxxing, stating that removing pages could have various reasons (likely for the student’s safety) and warning against dangerous misinformation. As of December 18, 2025, the manhunt for the actual shooter continues, with no official link to Kharbouch confirmed by credible sources. Some sensational reports or hoax sites have falsely claimed he was the suspect or even deceased, but these appear unsubstantiated and contradicted by mainstream coverage emphasizing the lack of evidence. In summary, Kharbouch is a Brown University freshman of Palestinian-Lebanese background who became the unintended center of unverified online conspiracy theories amid a tragic campus shooting investigation.