In early February 2026, social media users claimed an emailed Wayfair receipt in sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case files confirmed the online retailer participated in child sex trafficking. The rumor circulated in the days after the U.S. Department of Justice released a fresh trove of Epstein case files.
For example, on Feb. 3, an X user posted (archived) a screenshot of an authentic PayPal email invoice or receipt (archived), mentioning Wayfair in the Epstein files with the caption, "Jeffrey Epstein's assistant bought a single, unlabeled $8,453 dollar item from Wayfair." The receipt displayed the date of June 28, 2018, with a blank description field for the alleged single-good purchase. The email showed a person named Karyna Shuliak forwarded the receipt to another person.
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Other users shared the same email screenshot and rumor on Bluesky (archived), Facebook (archived), Instagram, Reddit (archived) and X (archived).
In short, this rumor was false. Product and cost information, combined from two other (archived) emails (archived) in the Epstein files confirmed the $8,453 charge was the total price for 25 individual items consisting of four different products, in various quantities, including bathroom decor and furniture, as well as lighting fixture mounts.
We first reported about the false Wayfair child sex trafficking conspiracy theory in July 2020. One aspect of the conspiracy theory — which some social media users repeated in February 2026 — claimed Wayfair named pricey items with the first names of minors featured in recent missing children reports, allegedly so people could identify and buy those children. Users offered no credible evidence to verify those allegations.
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Regarding Shuliak, the British newspaper The Times reported she is a 36-year-old Belarusian dentist and described her as Epstein's last girlfriend and the prime beneficiary in his trust — which Epstein signed Aug. 8, 2019. Two days later, officials said Epstein killed himself in his New York City jail cell. A medical examiner's report ruled Epstein's death a suicide by hanging.
We did not yet locate a working contact method for Shuliak.
Documenting the $8,453 Wayfair purchase timeline
On June 28, 2018, an email (archived) to Shuliak read, "Thanks for your AllModern order!" The email displayed the order number 2662781092, a subtotal of $7,529, shipping charge of $396.97, taxes of $527.03 and total cost adding up to $8,453. A note read, "All charges will appear as Wayfair."
A subsequent email (archived) from AllModern minutes later confirmed the buyer's
Another email showed the confirmation of an order of the same cost, reflecting a person placing the same order a second time, with order number 2732756622. Subsequent emails reflected Wayfair's automated order-update messages as explaining the company was unable to cancel some items from both orders, adding the recipient could return the items free of charge. Other emails mentioned a credit card charging issue due to a spending limit. In other words, this matter concerned nothing more than online ordering issues.
A July 11 email (archived) from Shuliak to two people noted "LSJ" — short for Epstein's Caribbean island Little Saint James — as the destination for the 14 units of "Alume 1-Light Outdoor Flush Mount by LumenArt."
Many other emails detailed the purchases of appliances, decor, landscaping and other goods for the island, including describing the logistics of sailing the goods to the remote destination.