New information about Epstein is increasing, not decreasing, the level of conspiracy theorizing.

Disinformation campaigns and conspiracy theories weave true and false claims into an overall narrative.

Factchecking a single piece of information and showing it's false does not undermine the full narrative.

We will have conspiracy theories about Epstein resurfacing for years if not decades.

First, let me be clear: There was an Epstein conspiracy. He and Ghislaine Maxwell did traffic children. And plenty of well-connected people were aware of multiple aspects of Epstein’s behavior and crimes. While a lot of additional information about Epstein has been released in the last few months, the new information isn’t decreasing the level of conspiracy theorizing. Instead, Epstein conspiracy theories are growing and multiplying. The new information isn’t water putting out the conspiracy fires. Instead it is more like adding gasoline to the conspiracy theory fire.

Epstein Conspiracy Theories

There are a multitude of conspiracy theories about Epstein. There are conspiracy theories concerning people who may have been involved in the trafficking. There are other conspiracy theories concerning different possible roles of Epstein, including how much he was involved in politics, and whether he was a spy for Russia or some other country.

As more information is released, even old conspiracy theories are reappearing. Since he wrote about having pizza with some men, it has provided new life to the old “Pizzagate” conspiracy. I’ve not only seen claims about how he died but also suggestions that he isn’t dead. Claims that a dead person is actually alive and in hiding is a classic conspiracy theory. Many of these old ideas just don’t die, even when confronted with evidence.

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