Less than two months before his arrest on sex-trafficking charges in 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was on top of the world—at least going by his iMessages.
Over the course of three days in May, he fired off more than 60 texts to his powerful besties. A self-appointed expert on any topic, Epstein sparred with a cocky Steve Bannon over Trump’s first-term trade war with China and discussed Bannon’s recent tr...
The resurgence of Pizzagate conspiracy theories in the context of Epstein’s files is a stark reminder of how easily misinformation can spread, even when confronted with overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The strongest version of this narrative acknowledges that the sheer volume of "pizza" references in the files is unusual, but it fails to recognize that the majority of these references are tied to mundane, everyday contexts. The pattern of emotional exploitation is evident here, as conspira...