VIRAL CATCHPHRASES
The meme-like phrase repeated across social media after Epstein’s death.
What is “Epstein didn’t kill himself”?
The malfunctioning security equipment frequently cited in online theories.
What are jail surveillance cameras?
The general group conspiracies claim Epstein was collecting information on.
Who are elites or powerful people?
The Manhattan jail where Epstein was held.
What is the Metropolitan Correctional Center?
Some newly released documents include flirtatious emails from this powerful figure to Ghislaine Maxwell.
Who is Casey Wasserman?
Platforms where the hashtag trended widely in 2019.
What are Twitter/X, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram?
Epstein was reportedly removed from this monitoring status shortly before his death.
What is suicide watch?
This word is used online to suggest Epstein kept leverage over associates.
What is “blackmail”?
Internet theories often question why Epstein wasn’t continuously monitored in this way.
What is camera surveillance?
The 2026 DOJ release included a total of millions of pages, with hundreds of thousands of images and videos.
What is 3 million+ pages, ~180,000 images, and ~2,000 videos?
Internet slang for compiling scattered facts to argue a secret plot.
What is “connecting the dots”?
This alleged procedural failure—guards sleeping or falsifying logs—became central to online suspicion.
What are missed cell checks?
Internet discussions often focus on Epstein’s relationships with this type of figure.
What are politicians, royalty, billionaires, or celebrities?
Conspiracy discussions emphasize this federal agency’s mistakes.
What is the Bureau of Prisons?
Financial records in the files show Epstein sent $75,000 to this British politician.
Who is Peter Mandelson?
A term online communities use when they believe mainstream media is hiding truth.
What is a “cover-up”?
Internet sleuths point to this unusual coincidence: Epstein’s cellmate had left shortly before the incident.
What is that he was alone in his cell?
Online theorists argue Epstein was protected by this unnamed group controlling institutions behind the scenes.
What is a “deep state” or shadow network?
Online narratives claim this earlier incident should have triggered stricter supervision.
What is a previous suicide attempt?
Some news coverage highlighted that the DOJ release exposed victim identities or photos due to redaction errors, prompting criticism from survivors and lawmakers.
What are exposed victims’ names/photos?
This word is often applied to documents people demand be released in Epstein discussions.
What are “sealed” or “classified” files?
Some posts highlight these broken bones mentioned in an autopsy report to argue foul play.
What are neck bones / hyoid bone fractures?
These alleged recordings or documents are frequently rumored to exist in posts.
What are secret tapes or files?
Some argue the jail’s staffing shortages made such failures this much more suspicious.
What are guard shortages or understaffing?
One headline-grabbing visual from the files shows this former royal in a controversial pose over an unidentified woman.
Who is Prince Andrew?