Image of Trump with young girl emerged after Epstein files dropped. There’s no proof it’s real

Shortly after, the US Department of Justice posted a bunch of files pertaining to late On December 19, 2025, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a picture (archived) A depiction of President Donald Trump in what appears to be a private jet with a young girl whose face has been censored has gone viral. A post sharing the image on X, which has received over 27 million views as of this writing, read: “They forgot to delete this.”

Many users responding to the post believed the image depicted Trump with an unknown girl, while others claimed it was the president’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump.

There were many signs that the image was not original; However, we could not definitively determine that the image was created by artificial intelligence.

First, the date in the upper right corner – “9 1’02” – is ridiculous. This could be a camera malfunction, but it could also be a product of AI generation or a deliberate edit to make it harder to trace the origin of the image.

(X user @keithedwards)

The earliest version of the image we could find appeared on social media user Keith Edwards’ platforms. YouTube and (archived). We’ve reached out to Edwards via

Edwards’ YouTube account used the image as a thumbnail for a video titled “The FBI forgot to fix this,” while mentioning “a file they forgot to fix” involving “Trump” and a 14-year-old girl (At 0:22), Edwards did not display the thumbnail throughout the 10-minute video, indicating it was likely intended as clickbait.

(YouTube account @keithedwards)

Edwards’ YouTube account It was filled with similarly shocking thumbnails, featuring expressive layers of Edwards’ face and large, indistinct, bright yellow text. These are all classic signs of content designed to be clickbait; Content intended to attract viewers for advertising revenue.

Reputable news media outlets reported extensively Any appearance of Trump The image in question was not included in the files made public on December 19. A. Google search Examining the keywords “Trump,” “kid,” “epstein,” and “airplane” revealed results for other claims but not the image in question. If it were real and still publicly available, reputable news media outlets would likely report on it.

(Google.com)

While the Trump administration is facing criticism at least 16 files are lost Edwards posts obtained from the government website after the Justice Department published them without any public notice on December 19 claimed that the image in question had not been deleted. However, was not among The files we examined.

We reported on several issues Images of Trump with underage girls these were fake. We also reported extensively. Trump’s relationship with Epstein over the years.

Sources:

‘At Least 16 Files Disappear from DOJ Web Page Concerning Documents Related to Jeffrey Epstein’. AP NewsDecember 20, 2025, https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-9290fcaad1cb6fcb1cbc1befabc01994.

‘Epstein Library’. US Department of Justice, https://www.justice.gov/epstein.

Esposito, Joey and Anna Rascouët-Paz. ’19 Rumors About Trump’s Relationship with Epstein Confirmed’. SnopesNovember 12, 2025, https://www.snopes.com//collections/trump-epstein-rumors-collection/.

Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22trump%22+%22child%22+%22epstein%22+%22plane%22&oq=%22trump%22+%22child%22+%22epstein%22+%22plane%22&gs_ lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPajIHCAMQIRiPAtIBCTc3MzEzajBqMagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&sei=SuFJaeEjxZvQ8Q-5_MmhBw. Access date: 22 December 2025.

‘Justice Department Releases Limited Set of Files on Epstein Sex Trafficking Investigation’. AP NewsDecember 19, 2025, https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-f919d9dc9c3957cb2bd2c9c1a14b533c.

‘Keith Edwards’. X.Com, https://x.com/keithedwards/status/2002430370206433384.

‘Keith Edwards’. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCagO3YGMBqDjrWBhw7wKuGA. Access date: 22 December 2025.

PerryCook, Taija. ‘We Debunked 7 Rumored Photos of Trump With Underage Girls’ SnopesNovember 19, 2025, https://www.snopes.com//collections/photo-trump-girls-rumors/.

-YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCsE2wMfp0. Access date: 22 December 2025.