Trump Did Not Call Epstein a “Total Creep” in Fabricated Social Media Post

Amid the release of thousands of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, a fabricated social media post attributed to former President Donald Trump has been circulating widely online. The fake post, which claimed Trump called disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein a “total creep,” has been debunked after thorough investigation.

The alleged statement began spreading across multiple social media platforms in November 2025, particularly on Facebook and Threads. Users shared a screenshot that appeared to show Trump responding to newly released Epstein documents with a rambling message that read in part: “The dog didn’t bark because the dog didn’t have time! Too busy making the country great, building towers, eating tremendous steaks.”

The viral image emerged following the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s public release of more than 20,000 documents from the Epstein estate on November 12, 2025. Among these documents was an April 2, 2011, email exchange between convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell that referred to Trump as “the dog that hasn’t barked.”

However, a comprehensive search of Trump’s Truth Social account and other platforms revealed no such post exists. The fabricated screenshot contained several inconsistencies with Trump’s actual Truth Social profile, including an incorrect profile avatar. Trump’s official Truth Social page displays his portrait stylized with an American flag, which was absent in the circulated image.

Additional technical discrepancies in the fake post included the absence of timestamps and the “ReTruth” labeling that appears on genuine Truth Social content. These details further confirmed the post was fabricated.

Trump did address the Epstein document release on his Truth Social account, but with entirely different messaging. In his actual November 12 post, Trump called the situation an “Epstein Hoax” and accused Democrats of using the document release to “deflect responsibility” for the recent government shutdown.

“The Democrats are trying to bring up the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax again because they’ll do anything at all to deflect on how badly they’ve done on the Shutdown, and so many other subjects,” Trump wrote in his authentic post. “Only a very bad, or stupid, Republican would fall into that trap.”

In a follow-up post, Trump reiterated: “In other words, the Democrats are using the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax to try and deflect from their massive failures, in particular, their most recent one — THE SHUTDOWN!”

The document release has reignited public interest in Trump’s past connections to Epstein. Among the emails released was correspondence suggesting Trump “knew about the girls” and had allegedly “spent hours” with one of Epstein’s victims, claims that have not been independently verified.

This fabricated post represents the latest in a string of misinformation surrounding the Epstein case and its political implications. Fact-checking organizations continue to monitor claims about the documents as they emerge, with several other rumors about Trump’s relationship with Epstein also circulating online.

The government shutdown referenced in Trump’s authentic posts ended in November 2025 after contentious negotiations that Trump claimed cost the country “$1.5 Trillion Dollars” and put “many at risk.”

As investigations into the Epstein documents continue, social media users are advised to verify information through official channels before sharing potentially fabricated content, especially during politically charged moments when misinformation tends to proliferate.