AI-Generated Image Falsely Links Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to Jeffrey Epstein

Social media accounts circulated an image purportedly showing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, seated beside Jeffrey Epstein at an upscale restaurant. 

Users claimed the image was among the recently released Epstein documents and asserted it confirmed a relationship between Jeffries and Epstein, implicating Jeffries in Epstein’s crimes.

Examples of the claim were shared in multiple posts on X and other platforms.