Democracy Dies in Darkness

Pro-Iran propaganda network gains traction with posts about Epstein

Online accounts pushing Tehran’s talking points find viral success with Epstein conspiracy content.

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(Emma Kumer/The Washington Post; Jon Elswick/AP; Majid Saeedi/Getty)
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A grainy video appears to show a line of blindfolded young girls parading past an underwear-clad Donald Trump. A girl’s anguished voice cries out in German. The video cuts to scenes of Trump and other famous figures talking with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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“This video is not fake,” said a post on X from an account called HDX News that was viewed more than 6.8 million times. “These pedophile perverts started a war so that this wouldn’t be talked about.”

What readers are saying

The comments largely focus on the belief that the war with Iran is a distraction orchestrated by President Trump to divert attention from the Epstein files. Many commenters express skepticism about the official narrative, suggesting that the timing of the conflict aligns with... Show more
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