Your fact-checks will appear here
The release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case by the Justice Department.
’s final tranche of materials included more than 3 million pages, roughly 180,000 images and over 2,000 videos, and the files refer to many prominent people, including . However, mainstream, verifiabl...
Marjorie Taylor Greene has publicly said that survivors she met about the Jeffrey Epstein case told her that Donald Trump did not do anything illegal, a claim reported by multiple outlets; she simulta...
No publicly identified survivor has credibly and verifiably accused of abuse, and established, named Epstein victims who have gone public have not formally accused of wrongdoing tied to Epstein; the p...
One clearly identifiable, non-clipping intake/case file in the ’s Epstein release contains a direct allegation that “Donald J. along with ,” while other released records reference Trump without making...
, partial release of the files reflects a mix of operational constraints and political friction: cites the massive volume of material and the need to redact victim identities as the primary reasons fo...
Congressional oversight letters and multiple court filings have repeatedly singled out “FD‑302” interview reports — primarily the victim interview 302s generated during the (2005–2007) and subsequent ...
The ’s massive release contains numerous allegations that DOJ reviewers themselves flagged as unverified — including email snippets accusing figures such as of extramarital sexual encounters, tip-line...
was a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender whose long-running abuse and trafficking scheme, plea deal and 2019 death have generated sustained legal and political fallout and the release of mil...
Public records and do not deliver a single, definitive victim tally for ; government files and long-form journalism document dozens of confirmed minor victims (34–40 for restitution) and investigative...
The public reporting and agency releases reviewed document large numbers of seized from ’s properties — including images described as taken on his island and interior rooms — but none of the provided ...
Multiple items in the recently released files and related public records include victim statements and investigative summaries; a small number of those documents — notably a House-exhibit transcript a...
Publicly released documents and materials show the bureau collected tips, prepared case charts and internal summaries touching on people in ’s orbit — but the record, as released so far, does not show...
: legal, evidentiary and procedural barriers—combined with Epstein’s death, a controversial prior plea deal and the limitations of public document releases—have curtailed criminal consequences for man...
was arrested on federal sex‑trafficking charges on July 6, 2019 by federal prosecutors in ; that arrest occurred while was president, but the public record contains no credible evidence that Trump ord...
The newly released 2007 draft against detailed dozens of alleged federal sex crimes — a 56‑page, 32‑count document that catalogued accusations by more than a dozen teenage girls over a multi‑year peri...
The documents most likely to deliver a detailed for and ’s townhouse are the search-warrant affidavits, the accompanying warrants and returns (itemized seizure lists) that federal prosecutors have sai...
The released “ files” explicitly include at least one subpoena directed to ’s club dating to 2021, which sought employment records and testimony in connection with witness development for the Ghislain...
Court filings and recently released documents in the ongoing disclosures do include multiple public references to , including press clippings, an allegation recounted in a civil complaint about a 14‑y...
Major newsrooms treat the DOJ’s Epstein document dumps as raw investigative leads, not journalistic proof, and apply a multi-step verification protocol before publishing allegations tied to obscure na...