▁incident ▁became ▁popular initial ly ▁on ▁Twitter with ▁alleg ations ▁by ▁comment ators ▁that ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁officials ▁and ▁police ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁s tere ot yp ing ▁of ▁Moh amed ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁Sud an ese ▁ancest ry ▁and ▁Muslim ▁faith . ▁After wards , ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁polit icians , ▁activ ists , ▁technology ▁company ▁execut ives , ▁and ▁media ▁personal ities ▁commented ▁about ▁the ▁incident . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁pra ised ▁Moh amed ▁for ▁his ▁ing enu ity ▁and ▁cre ativity , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁high - profile ▁events ▁related ▁to ▁encourag ing ▁youth ▁interest ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁technology . ▁Although ▁Moh amed ▁was ▁cleared ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁police ▁investigation , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁theories ▁– ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁contradict ory , ▁cit ing ▁no ▁evidence , ▁and ▁conflic ting ▁with ▁established ▁facts ▁– ▁which ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁incident ▁was ▁a ▁deliber ate ▁ho ax . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ah med ' s ▁family ▁threatened ▁to ▁sue ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ir ving ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁district ▁for ▁civil ▁rights ▁viol ations ▁and ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁an gu ish ▁unless ▁they ▁received ▁written ▁ap ologies ▁and ▁compens ation ▁of ▁$ 1 5 ▁million . ▁This ▁law suit ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁evidence . ▁The ▁family ▁also