India, Feb. 6 -- The internet thinks Jeffrey Epstein played Fortnite after his death in August 2019. Bizarre claims have been made about a gaming handle 'littlestjeff1', which plays the Battle Royale from Epic Games. These claims are based on the fact that 'littlestjeff1' was the YouTube handle Epstein used, as revealed in the final tranche of documents released the Justice Department this Friday.

Communication from YouTube gave ammunition to people online who made claims about the late convicted sex offender being a Fortnite player. To be sure, these claims came from unverified profiles and were amplified on social media. Official records state Epstein died of self inflicted wounds in his jail cell in August 2019.

However, social media...