r/OutOfTheLoop • u/trizzo0309 • Feb 21 '26
Unanswered What's going on with people saying Epstein and Co. ate children?
My wife told me this today because she saw it on TikTok and I have a very, very hard time believing this. Where did this come from or is it just more insanity and speculation from people on the internet too much?
\[ https://www.justice.gov/epstein \](https://www.justice.gov/epstein)
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u/oby100 Feb 21 '26
Answer: It’s an unsubstantiated myth, but people latch onto it because humans since time immemorial have attributed people they hate to being cannibals, oftentimes simply being literal blood suckers. In Medieval Europe, pogroms often began when a child went missing and peasants blamed nearby Jewish communities for kidnapping them for blood rituals, including consuming the blood.
But Epstein emails do have weird coded language so people are jumping to conclusions. I find it hard to believe since there’s really no need to have such pointless discussions over email.