Fact check: Are claims that Jeffrey Epstein ate babies true?
WASHINGTON, DC: The Department of Justice (DOJ) released 3.5 million pages of Epstein-related material, including videos and images, on January 30. The new files sent shockwaves across the globe as they contained some unbelievable information.
Following this, a rumor surfaced online claiming that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein ate babies. But is there any truth to this? Let us find out below.
Claim: Jeffrey Epstein ate babies
After the latest tranche of documents was released by the Justice Department, a bizarre allegation about Jeffrey Epstein eating babies surfaced.
Among the newly released files, one of the documents alleged that babies were dismembered, their intestines were removed, and some ate the feces from them. The document also mentioned 'George Bush 1'.
The contents of the document and an old clip of Gabriela Rico Jimenez's video led to the claims of Epstein eating babies. In a 2009 clip, Jimenez alleged that she had attended a private party of wealthy people, where they ate a person.
An X user wrote, "These s**mbags ate children. Some documents state that they conducted rituals on a yacht and consumed the fetus; they even compared its taste to cheese. They are messengers of the devil in their purest form. Soon, I will break down even more documents. The documents exist. The questions exist. There are no answers."
Similarly, another person mentioned, "Jeffrey Epstein emails with the gruesome subject ‘Slicing a Pizza’ probably means that Pizza-Gate is most certainly real. Sadly Conspiracy Confirmed."
Meanwhile, another X user wrote, "Jeffrey Epstein and all his friends had code words for how they prepared the goyim babies and children to eat."
A fourth person also stated, "Here’s the founder of an adoption charity asking Epstein if he needed any 'new steaks' for his island because he only had two left."
Fact check: False, no credible evidence to back the claim
The claims made in the online rumors are not true, as there is no credible evidence of Jeffrey Epstein eating babies or engaging in cannibalism.
Moreover, the Epstein files did not mention eating babies. Claims of cannibalism stem from unrelated conspiracy theories without evidence in the files.
Seemingly, a mix of the Mexican woman's clip, the alleged photo, and the contents of the file drove to amplify claims of Epstein and his group eating children, engaging in cannibalism.
The Justice Department and media outlets have explicitly noted that the files include many 'untrue and sensationalist' allegations that should not be taken as proven.
Furthermore, no charges, convictions, forensic evidence, or corroborated testimony from credible sources support cannibalism.
