Fact Check-Altered image of Jeffrey Epstein with Elon Musk, Ashton Kutcher and Spike Lee
The original photograph shows the group pictured with Guy Oseary, not Jeffrey Epstein
(Reuters) - The face of late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was digitally added to a photograph of billionaire Elon Musk, actor Ashton Kutcher and filmmaker Spike Lee, who are in the original image and pictured with talent manager, Guy Oseary.
Examples of the altered photo circulating online can be seen at bit.ly/3re6zVP.
The original image was captured on March 10, 2018 by photographer Joe Scarnici, and can be viewed via Getty Images.
Scarnici told Reuters in an email that he took the original photograph, which did not include Epstein, and that Scarnici wanted to make clear that he had nothing to do with the alteration, which “put Epstein’s head on Guy Oseary’s body.”
The original picture has been published by outlets including Business Insider.
VERDICT
Altered. The original photograph shows the group pictured with Guy Oseary, not Jeffrey Epstein.
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