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4Chan Broke the News of Epstein’s Death 38 Minutes Before Anyone Else—and the FBI Still Can’t Figure Out How

The FBI's investigation into an anonymous 4Chan poster who announced Jeffrey Epstein's death early failed to identify the user despite subpoenas to telecoms and 4Chan.

An anonymous 4Chan user posted that Jeffrey Epstein died 38 minutes before anyone else shared the news. According to newly declassified government files, the FBI investigated the 4Chan user and hit a dead end. On Aug. 13, 2019, Buzzfeed News‘ Jane Lytvynenko reported that at around 8:16 a.m. on the day Epstein died on Aug. 10, someone posted on 4Chan, “[D]ont ask me how I know, but Epstein died an hour ago from hanging, cardiac arrest. Screencap…

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FBI fails to identify a 4chan user who first reported Epstein's death.

·Berlin, Germany
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A 4chan user reported Jeffrey Epstein's death before anyone else did it publicly. The Epstein files show how the FBI was trying to identify the person behind the post.

·Dortmund, Germany
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Welt broke the news in Dortmund, Germany on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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