Article 73J71 What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine

What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine

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Niamh Rowe
from The Verge on (#73J71)
268326_TikToks_race_for_Epstein_files_content_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100On TikTok, creators are combing through the Epstein files for views and clout. | Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images

"where are you? Are you ok , I loved the torture video," reads one email, allegedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein in 2009. The reply, from a redacted address, states: "I am in china I will be in the US 2nd week of may."

Her face hovering over a screenshot of the exchange, a TikTok creator claims the timing aligns with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's schedule, before speculating that the word "torture" could refer to documented abuses of Palestinian detainees. The video has drawn close to 700,000 views.

Another TikTok pushes back. Netanyahu met Chinese officials in Jerusalem - not Beijing - during that period, the second creator notes ...

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