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Jeffrey Epstein

Arcs in the news about Jeffrey Epstein from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 414 stories · 5,166 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 12, 2023

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All arcs5 named arcs in 2024

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The Epstein files: the court records unsealed in January 2024

10 stories · gone quiet

Jeffrey Epstein list could be delayed by woman who says her safety is at risk · 9 articles, Jan 1Epstein-linked names revealed in unsealed court documents · 101 articles, Jan 22nd batch of Jeffrey Epstein documents released: What they reveal · 36 articles, Jan 3New batch of Jeffrey Epstein court documents are released · 46 articles, Jan 3Jeffrey Epstein documents released: Here's what we know so far · 67 articles, Jan 3With more records, world sees how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged powerful to abuse vulnerable girls · 17 articles, Jan 4Jeffrey Epstein said Bill Clinton 'likes them young,' accuser testified in newly unsealed deposition · 10 articles, Jan 4Images made to look like court records circulate online amid Epstein document release · 9 articles, Jan 4Vanity Fair insiders deny Jeffrey Epstein accuser's claim that Bill Clinton 'threatened' magazine over reporting on his pedophile 'friend' · 9 articles, Jan 5Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered · 22 articles, Jan 5
The Epstein files: the fight to make the Justice Department release them

5 of 112 stories this year

Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records from underage girl abuse probe to be released under Florida law · 11 articles, Feb 29DeSantis signs bill to release Florida grand jury's Jeffrey Epstein investigation · 6 articles, Feb 29Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues psychiatrist Henry Jarecki for alleged rape, sex trafficking · 5 articles, Jun 3Judge calls Jeffrey Epstein 'most infamous pedophile in American history' as he releases transcripts · 12 articles, Jul 1Jeffrey Epstein: Florida prosecutors knew he raped teen girls 2 years before cutting deal, transcripts show · 16 articles, Jul 1
The Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals, interviews and clemency bids

2 of 22 stories this year · gone quiet

Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to overturn sex trafficking conviction · 27 articles, Mar 12US court upholds British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction · 6 articles, Sep 17
The Epstein files: Trump's ties to Epstein

2 of 45 stories this year · gone quiet

Donald Trump used Jeffrey Epstein's plane to campaign · 13 articles, Aug 12Donald Trump Accused Of Groping Former Model Stacey Williams As Part Of “Twisted Game” With Jeffrey Epstein · 5 articles, Oct 24
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's fall, from losing his titles to his arrest

1 of 11 stories this year · gone quiet

Who is the alleged Chinese spy with close ties to Britain's Prince Andrew? · 12 articles, Dec 13

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

202370 articles2024627 articles20255107 articles20263879 articles

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Feb 26, 202425217
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Jun 3, 20241205
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Mar 3, 202501211
Mar 31, 202514014
Apr 21, 2025413869
May 19, 20250146
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Jun 9, 2025614762
Jun 30, 202503313
Jul 7, 2025141812124
Jul 14, 2025316321546
Jul 21, 2025314621451
Jul 28, 2025222513232
Aug 4, 2025821888
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Aug 18, 202592012142
Aug 25, 202527427
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Sep 29, 20254308
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Oct 13, 2025911457
Oct 20, 2025914548
Oct 27, 2025715559
Nov 3, 202524113
Nov 10, 2025284521352
Nov 17, 2025378927762
Nov 24, 2025212544
Dec 1, 20258141195
Dec 8, 2025152211166
Dec 15, 2025273818367
Dec 22, 2025172612158
Dec 29, 202544326
Jan 5, 202627325
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Feb 16, 2026164121276
Feb 23, 2026283617391
Mar 2, 20261013891
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Mar 16, 202699754
Mar 23, 202615230
Mar 30, 2026182812131
Apr 6, 2026151912114
Apr 13, 202697641
Apr 20, 202628319
Apr 27, 20262238
May 4, 202613201095
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May 25, 2026513636
Jun 1, 202614015
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Jun 22, 202659236
Jun 29, 20260104
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Jul 20, 2026171518113
Jul 27, 2026310659
Aug 3, 20261316881
Aug 10, 202646226
Aug 17, 20261113559
Aug 24, 2026113212197
Aug 31, 20261411752
Sep 7, 202656630
Sep 14, 202617268124
Sep 21, 202644731
Sep 28, 20261111760

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else10 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Jeffrey Epstein that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Feb 15Jeffrey Epstein: 12 women sue FBI over alleged failure to protect them from Epstein’s sexual abuse14 articles · 14 independent sources
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  2. Jan 9– 10Aaron Rodgers denies implying comic Jimmy Kimmel was tied to Epstein and condemns those who do12 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Jan 9– 10Jimmy Kimmel demands apology from 'hamster-brained' Aaron Rodgers, who linked him to Jeffrey Epstein34 articles · 26 independent sources
    8 left, 6 center, 4 right
  4. Jan 3Jimmy Kimmel slams Aaron Rodgers for suggesting Jeffrey Epstein connection27 articles · 22 independent sources
    6 left, 5 center, 4 right
  5. Jan 3– 4Pat McAfee apologizes for Aaron Rodgers’ claims about Jimmy Kimmel in reference to Epstein documents13 articles · 13 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Jan 1Bill Clinton to Be Revealed As 'Doe 36' Among 170 on Epstein List, With 50 Mentions in Documents1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right

Stories that name Jeffrey Epstein

  1. Dec 22Scarlett Johansson reacts live on ‘SNL' as Colin Jost tells NSFW jokes about their marriage14 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Sep 19– 21Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say32 articles · 25 independent sources
    3 left, 9 center, 2 right
  3. Apr 4– 5What in Netflix's Prince Andrew interview drama 'Scoop' is fact and what's fiction9 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  4. Mar 25– 31A closer look at the sexual misconduct lawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs43 articles · 26 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 6 right
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