Claim: A photograph authentically showed the late, disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Rating: About this rating FakeIn September 2025, social media users circulated an image allegedly showing the late, disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sitting next to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. One X post (archived) with the image reached over 1.8 million views as of this writing, with a caption reading, "What is the Jeff Epstein, Sam Altman connection?" (X user @Truthtellerftm)The photo spread primarily on X and Reddit. For instance, we debunked a fake image showing Epstein posing with U.S. President Donald Trump and a young girl, and a video of Trump and Epstein at a social gathering with young girls.