Actual elite wrongdoing outdid fiction, while peddled conspiracy theories pointed falsely at innocents

Evidence

In both life and death, Epstein fueled some of the most paranoid fantasies about the global elite: a billionaire with untraceable wealth, who cavorted with presidents, princes, tech moguls, Nobel laureates, and celebrities while operating a real-life sex-trafficking ring on his private island. No child prostitution existed in the basement of a DC pizza parlor, but Epstein ran an actual network of abuse that thrived for decades with near impunity. — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 583