Misinformation Flows Following Epstein’s Death
by Angelo Fichera
Aug 14, 2019
2 minutes
Unfounded claims and baseless conspiracy theories have run rampant in the aftermath of the Aug. 10 death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The misinformation has flourished in an online environment where people want to know how the high-profile prisoner was allowed to die in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Epstein, a wealthy 66-year-old financier with to many high-profile figures, was facing of sex trafficking relating to allegations that he sexually abused dozens of underage girls.
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