April 1, 2026

The press is a source of dark amusement these days, where the perpetual narrative that President Trump is seeking to deflect attention away from the Epstein Files dominates. These charges are always made with an insistence that guilt is apparent, and yet we have yet to see anything emerge that can be confidently pointed at as hard proof. They insist they have a meal prepared based on a cookbook, while never obtaining the needed ingredients, and the media are left peckish as a result.

One of the worst examples of our temerarious press is seen as The Daily Beast trots in with a bold claim that finally, some Epstein evidence has been confirmed — and this stands out as a sterling piece that typifies the malpractice. The site insists that “new” details have emerged, and these “corroborate” what an accuser has said – that is, until you begin to read past the scathing headline. This is some high-level sophistry at work.

 

 

In today’s episode of “Fact or Fiction: The Media Edition,” The Daily Beast serves up a tantalizing scoop garnished with a sprinkle of new details that somehow corroborate an accusation against President Trump—if you squint hard enough and ignore the pesky little detail that these breadcrumbs have no actual connection to the main course. It’s like announcing you’ve found the secret ingredient in a dish you never managed to cook; meanwhile, the hungry press, still clutching their empty plates, broadcast the rumor with the enthusiasm of a dog chasing its tail, mistaking footnotes for a smoking gun. Cue the bureaucratic sleight of hand and journalistic prestidigitation, as the Epstein Files tango continues with all the subtlety of a soap opera rewrite—leaving us to ponder if truth is just the latest victim in this grand media theater of culinary contradictions and headline hijinks.

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