Epstein and the Dalai Lama: a case study in social media toxicity
| Tibet & Tibetan Buddhist archive | Abstract : On 30 January 2026 the Epstein Files were released by the United States Department of Justice. Despite being heavily redacted, the more than 3 million pages of mostly email correspondence revealed the true horror of Jeffrey Epstein's activities. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was mentioned 169 times. Following an obviously superficial analysis of the material, on 5 January a social media podcaster stated that the Dalai Lama "...visited Epstein on his island 159 times." This was a lie, and it reveals the dangerous, toxic nature of social media in the current era. The following article looks into this issue, revealing the fact that His Holiness never met Epstein and, despite the latter's efforts, never made any attempt to do so. ------------------- 1. Accusations and lies Social media in 2026 is a dangerous thing.... Early in 2026 social media podcaster " DrWeberSpeaks " jumped-the-gun and stated ...