There's no evidence that countries outside the U.S., including France, have access to unredacted Epstein files or have released them. The images circulating online with claims that they come from these files show signs of AI generation.

In February 2026, a claim circulated online that countries outside the U.S., such as France, released unredacted images from the U.S. Department of Justice's files on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that it did not share the files with any nation, and the images circulating online were likely generated using artificial intelligence.