AI, manipulated images falsely link some US politicians with EpsteinWASHINGTON, United States, Feb 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Using AI-created or manipulated images, social media users have sought to falsely associate prominent US politicians such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, researchers said Tuesday. However, conservative social media users circulated three images that purported to show Epstein posing with Mamdani, who appears as a child. - Online fakery -Also circulating on social media was a screenshot of an email purportedly sent by Haley -- a former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador -- to Epstein. Online fakery has previously sought to ensnare other leading politicians in the Epstein scandal. Last year, as Mark Carney became a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, social media images purported to show him with Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
