“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 4 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Searching through flight logs, Epstein's address book, news reports and newly unsealed documents, we found no proof that more than half of the names on a popular 166-name "Epstein list" were linked to the sex offender.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 February 2024, 32 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C1rzFIEu8N4/
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