On Dec. 2, 2025, U.S. House Oversight Committee Democrats released a trove of images and videos from "Epstein's Island" in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Epstein owned both Great St. James and Little St. James islands — but "Epstein's Island" generally refers to Little St. James because the convicted sex offender used it as his primary base of operations.
Rumors about the financier's private island have circulated since Epstein was arrested in 2019 before dying by suicide, according to the FBI, while awaiting trial on new charges of sex trafficking. For example, Snopes has investigated whether Disney cruises have sent children to Epstein's island and if U.S. President Donald Trump once called it a "cesspool."
Here are 14 fact checks about Epstein's island.
