Viral selfie linked to Charlie Kirk shooter? Here’s the truth about the @NajraGalvz rumor
Viral Selfie Misattributed to X Account Linked to Charlie Kirk Shooting Speculation. Photo credit: Lead Stories
A photograph circulating online that allegedly shows the person behind the X account @NajraGalvz is not what it has been claimed to be. The viral selfie — depicting a light-haired individual in a dark skirt holding a pink phone — has been misattributed, according to a fact-check by Lead Stories.
The confusion began on September 10, 2025, when a post on X tied the @NajraGalvz account to the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. The post alleged that “Omar,” said to be a 17-year-old trans person, hinted that “something big” would happen ahead of the attack. The message suggested a conspiracy, even referencing “MK Ultra” and unverified financial claims, while attaching the disputed selfie.
Lead Stories reviewed the account’s activity and found no record that @NajraGalvz ever shared the image. Instead, the photo had originally been posted weeks earlier — on July 15, 2025 — by a different user whose profile used she/her pronouns. That account had not posted about Kirk or the Utah event.
Although @NajraGalvz had reposted content from that same account in the past, the viral selfie was not among the reshared posts. After Kirk’s killing, the @NajraGalvz profile underwent visible changes. The display name was altered from “Omar” to “Max,” and the bio was updated with a disclaimer suggesting the handle was no longer controlled by the original owner. The message included condolences to Kirk’s family and friends, further distancing the account from the conspiracy theories.
The FBI, which is leading the investigation, released official images of a person of interest on September 11, 2025. Those images depicted someone with short hair, clearly different from the person in the misattributed selfie.
Verdict: The selfie circulating online does not show the owner of the @NajraGalvz account, nor has the FBI connected the photo to the Charlie Kirk case. The claim originated from a misleading X post and has been debunked.
