The emails of Jeffrey Epstein, released by the Department of Justice, contain a large number of garbled symbols, including equals signs, which has led to conspiracy theories that they could be a secret code.
The symbols appear frequently in the emails, with examples including strings of equals signs and other scrambled text. However, experts believe that the reality behind these symbols is more mundane. According to Chris Prom, professor and archivist at the University of Illinois, “The glyphs and symbols are probably some artifact of a poor conversion process,” when the Department of Justice converted the emails to PDFs.
The presence of these symbols has sparked intense speculation, but it is likely that they are simply the result of a technical issue rather than a deliberate attempt to conceal information. As the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein continues, it is essential to separate fact from speculation and to consider the more prosaic explanations for the strange symbols in his emails.
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