Why Are Pro-Iran Bots Pushing AI Fakes of Epstein and Trump When There's Real Material?

Donald Trump was allegedly Jeffrey Epstein’s “best friend” for roughly 15 years, and the president’s name shows up countless times in the Epstein files. But the internet has been swamped with fake, AI-generated photos and videos of the two men together in recent months. And some of those fake images are being pushed by disinformation accounts aligned with Iran, according to a new report from the Washington Post. The Post highlights two accounts on X, HDX News and GPX News, which racked up millions of views with fake Epstein videos. One of the videos included the caption: “This video is not fake. These pedophile perverts started a war so that this wouldn’t be talked about.” Both accounts were suspended after the Post asked about the videos, but there are many bots that have reposted the videos, one of which you can see below. The video also includes an AI-generated Diddy, fake footage of Bill Gates, as well as Elon Musk interacting with distressed AI-generated girls. These pedophile perverts started a war so that this wouldn’t be talked about. pic.twitter.com/bYLDn970Fq — Hamaad حماد (@ashrafhamaad) March 3, 2026 It’s unclear whether the accounts pushing these fake videos are direct