Have Germany and France released “complete”, unredacted Epstein documents? Debunking viral claims
France and Germany have released complete and unredacted documents related to the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into a deceased sex offender, news has gone viral on social media. Jeffrey Epstein. However, this statement is wrong.
The unredacted Epstein documents have not yet been released. So far, the Justice Department has released more than 3 million pages of documents related to the Epstein investigation. Documents on the website remain redacted, and some members of the House Oversight Committee have allowed unredacted documents to be viewed. On Sunday, Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed that “all documents” related to the Epstein investigation have been released.
Relevant claims France and Germany Unredacted documents released amid Pam Bondi allegations. For example, in a TikTok video, a user falsely claimed that Germany and Trump had released Epstein documents.
What you need to know about viral claims
Fact-checking website Snopes traced previous posts by other countries releasing Epstein documents to a February 5 Facebook post. The posts claimed the documents were published by “other countries.” Some posts were more specific and claimed that France and later Germany released Epstein documents.
The popular fact-checking site also confirmed that the posts were misleading and factually incorrect. However, the claim continues to circulate on social media, with some posts racking up millions of views.
Pam Bondi says ‘all’ documents have been released
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a letter to Congress on Sunday that all documents in the Department of Justice’s possession related to the Epstein investigation have been released. The U.S. Department of Justice also released a list of 300 high-profile names included in the documents.
“Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, and as set forth in multiple submissions filed by the Department in the Southern District of New York Court regarding the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutions and related orders, the Department released all ‘records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the Department’s possession ‘relevant to’ any of nine different categories,” Bondi wrote.
