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'Time to say goodbye,' Epstein allegedly wrote in newly released purported suicide note | Flipboard

Flipboard · · 381 words · By ABC News; Peter Charalambous; Kerem Inal; Tonya Simpson
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A suicide note purportedly left behind in his jail cell by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before his first attempt to kill himself said, 'Time to say goodbye'”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'purported' and general Wikipedia entries about Jeffrey Epstein's death and files, but none of the sources mention a suicide note containing the phrase 'Time to say goodbye'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and a child sex offender, was found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6:30 a.m, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, hang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files
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“The Justice Department has brought criminal charges against 30 individuals over an alleged decadelong insider trading operation”
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Multiple independent news sources (Google News, Fox Business, and a report on a New Jersey resident) all confirm that 30 individuals were charged in a decade-long insider trading scheme.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, sometimes called Main Justice, is the headquarters of the United States Department of Justice. It houses Department of Justice offices, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Department_o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ju…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is the division of the United States Department of Justice that enforces U.S. antitrust law. It shares authority with the Federal Trade Commi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ju…
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“A Pennsylvania school teacher was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being accused of sexually abusing a student.”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple web search results (BlackSportsOnline and other news reports) stating that Michelle Mercogliano was sentenced to 15 months in prison for sexually abusing a student.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Conestoga High School, located in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, is the only upper secondary school in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. It has a Berwyn post office address, though it is no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_High_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been many incidents of police violence during the George Floyd protests, a series of protests and demonstrations against police brutality and racism in policing. The protests began on May 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_police_violence_incide…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Merchant Marine refers collectively to U.S.-flagged commercial vessels, both privately and federally owned, and the civilian mariners who crew them. Both the civilian mariners and th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine
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“Michelle Mercogliano entered a guilty plea to two counts of sexual intercourse with a student and one count each of corruption of a minor and unlawful contact with a minor”
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The specific charges (two counts of sexual intercourse with a student, one count of corruption of a minor, and one count of unlawful contact with a minor) are corroborated by multiple cross-references from the same reporting stream.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Michelle Mercogliano entered a guilty plea to two counts of sexual intercourse with a student and one count each of corruption of a minor and unlawful contact with a minor
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/time-to-say-goodbye-epstein…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Michelle Mercogliano entered a guilty plea to two counts of sexual intercourse with a student and one count each of corruption of a minor and unlawful contact with a minor
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/time-to-say-goodbye-epstein…
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“California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that California farmers are facing the destruction of approximately 420,000 peach trees due to Del Monte closing canneries and canceling contracts valued at over $550 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Monte (Spanish for "Of The Mountain") is a district of Monterey, California. It was formerly an independent unincorporated community in Monterey County. It is located in the east part of Monterey,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Monte,_Monterey,_Californi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Monte Foods Inc. (trading as Del Monte Foods) is an American food production and distribution company and subsidiary of NutriAsia, headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. Del Monte Foods is one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Monte_Foods
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Monte Forest (Del Monte, Spanish for "of the mountain") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 4…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Monte_Forest,_California
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“President Donald Trump has threatened 'much higher' tariffs on the European Union (EU) by 4 July if the bloc fails to drop its levies on the US to zero.”
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The claim is corroborated by cross-references and web search results stating that President Trump threatened higher tariffs on the EU by July 4th if levies on US goods were not dropped to zero.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Don…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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“Trump said he agreed to give her until 'our Country's 250th Birthday'”
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Multiple web search results explicitly quote Trump saying he gave Ursula von der Leyen until 'our Country's 250th Birthday' (referring to July 4, 2026) to reach a trade agreement.
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the European Union must officially approve and implement the current trade deal or the US will raise tariffs on the bloc. Trump said he has been waiting "pat…
https://www.dw.com/en/trump-gives-eu-until-july-4-to-impleme…
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web search NEUTRAL — US president said he gave EU chief Ursula von der Leyen ‘until our Country’s 250th Birthday’ or tariffs would jump to ‘much higher levels’. 1-MIN READ.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article…
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web search NEUTRAL — After a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump said he agreed to give her until "our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3pyk4nw3lo
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