How a Fake Epstein 'Suicide Video' Ended Up in a DOJ Document Dump
A viral video from the latest DOJ Epstein files purports to show his suicide, but it's likely a 2019 3D rendering. We break down how the government's poorly managed data dump is fueling misinformation.
A 12-second video claiming to show Jeffrey Epstein's suicide is rocketing across social media this week, seemingly legitimized by its inclusion in the latest release of files from the Department of Justice. There's just one problem: it’s not from the DOJ. The video appears to be an old 3D rendering, and its presence in the government files is because a member of the public emailed it to investigators in 2021 asking, “Is this real???”
The Anatomy of a Hoax
The clip first gained traction when an account called Drop Site News shared it on X as footage from the morning Epstein died. The video's journey to viral misinformation, however, began years earlier. According to WIRED, a self-described independent journalist named Ali Kabbaj says he found the video on the dark web and sent it to federal investigators for confirmation back in 2021. He never received a reply.
“I’m shocked I’m in these files,” he told WIRED. The document released by the DOJ this week wasn't the video itself, but Kabbaj's email about it. While the direct link to the video file on the DOJ’s website now appears broken, the footage matches a video uploaded to YouTube in 2019, where its creator describes the content as “rendering 3D graphics.”
Why the Video is Almost Certainly Fake
The most compelling evidence debunking the video comes from the DOJ itself. In a June 2023 report, the department’s Office of the Inspector General concluded that there was no video camera in Epstein’s cell.
This lack of clear video evidence has long fueled conspiracy theories. The situation wasn't helped when the DOJ released what it called “full raw” surveillance footage in July, which WIRED's digital forensic analysis revealed was actually two clips stitched together, cutting out nearly three minutes of footage.
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