Fact Check: Is Iran releasing Epstein files amid conflict with the US?
WASHINGTON, DC: As the conflict in the Middle East has escalated following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint operation by the United States and Israel, a rumor has been circulating on social media platforms that the Islamic Republic will be releasing Epstein files. Let us analyze the rumors and fact-check them.
Claim: Iran is releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein
The viral claim that Iran is releasing files linked to Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced amid its conflict with the US and Israel.
The claim has been circulating on various social media platforms, including Facebook, X, and Reddit.
A Facebook post stated, “Iran did keep their promise of releasing unredacted Epstein files. I have seen them. Facebook is removing them as fast as they are uploaded. I will not download them or upload them. I can tell you this, the girls (not women) tRump was ‘with’ were 8 to 12 years old on average.”
“There are so many photos and video shorts that would make most people sick to even see. I hope that everyone that has viewed these files and did nothing see's the inside of a jail cell."
“To his supporters that think nothing of this, stop watching TV and thinking everything fed to you is the truth, it is not. The excuse I hear the most from them is, this happened a long time ago and he is not like that anymore.”
“What? Iran, please find another way of showing everything to the American public. Make it known that everyone that holds a public office has seen these and did nothing. Hold everyone accountable. When he said this would bring everyone down, he was telling the truth for once (tRump),” the post added.
Fact Check: Claim emerged from unverified social media accounts
However, the claim came from an unverified account and is false. There is no evidence that Iran has a copy of the unredacted files related to Epstein or any way to access them.
There is also no official confirmation from the Iranian government that it is releasing the files.
A Google search for the claim yielded no results, which, if true, would have been widely covered by prominent news outlets.
A fact check by Grok, the AI assistant on X, also debunked the claim, stating that there was no “credible evidence or reports” to support it.
