05.02.2026 07:20
The absence of the distinctive tattoo on his right arm in the photo allegedly taken of Jeffrey Epstein just before his death has reignited the debate over the possibility that the images are fake, once again bringing to light the suspicions and conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein's death.
After Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in prison in 2019, a hospital photo that spread on the internet and social media sparked renewed debate. The fact that the tattoo on the body of the person resembling Epstein is not visible strengthened claims that the photo is not real but fake. These claims have once again come to the fore in the foreign press and caught the attention of experts.
CLAIM OF ANGULAR DIFFERENCE
When this image, allegedly taken while Epstein was being transferred from prison to the hospital, first emerged, some circles claimed on social media that the photo was a montage made from old images taken from different angles. Even fact-checking sites like Snopes noted that the person in the image might not be Epstein from 2019, but could be based on an older photo, and that the difference in tattoos could be due to aging or angular differences.
WAS THE PHOTO GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
However, this debate has reignited recently. While some circles claim that the photo was artificially produced or manipulated, experts emphasize in their limited technical evaluations that only the source and context of the photo remain unclear. Such claims appear in the international media as another element feeding conspiracy theories related to Epstein's death.
"SUICIDE" DETAIL IN OFFICIAL RECORDS
Although speculative headlines like "Epstein did not die" spread on the internet after Epstein's death, forensic reports recorded his death as a suicide. Nevertheless, the differing views of his family and some independent pathologists have been reflected in the public, indicating that the debate is not over.
This debate reveals that the public is still facing unresolved questions alongside the thousands of photos and documents published as part of the transparency of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The foremost questions are which visuals are real and which have been manipulated.