Debunking claim Ted Lieu alleged Epstein paid Pam Bondi’s college, law school tuition

Claim:

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu of California claimed that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s college and law school.

Rating:

Rating: False

In late March 2026, social media posts claimed Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu of California accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of having a close connection to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to Lieu’s purported accusations, Epstein paid for Bondi’s college and law school.

The rumor spread on Facebook, with one post stating:

Rep. Ted Lieυ Raises Explosive Qυestioпs Aboυt Pam Boпdi’s Alleged Ties to Jeffrey Epsteiп aпd Coпtroversial Legal History

“REPRESENTATIVE TED LIEU” It appears Epstein paid for Pam Bondi’s college and law school tuition so she could work for them. Bondi helped Epstein get acquitted when he was charged with sex crimes in Florida. Legally, one could argue she did nothing wrong, but… she knew he was a pimp, and the evidence gathered by the Palm Beach police department was overwhelming.

Image is a manipulated depiction of Rep. Ted Lieu and Attorney General Pam Bondi arguing.

(Facebook user JK News Hour)

Other reels sharing the same claim linked to an ad-filled blog post with the headline: “Rep. Ted Lieυ Raises Explosive Qυestioпs Aboυt Pam Boпdi’s Alleged Ties to Jeffrey Epsteiп aпd Coпtroversial Legal History.” The article stated that Leiu’s claims remain “unverified.” Snopes readers also contacted us to ask whether the claim was true.

Snopes found no evidence of Lieu making such a claim, let alone of Epstein paying Bondi’s educational expenses. The above rumor is an example of AI slop, which refers to low-quality content generated by artificial intelligence, often using shocking or overly inspirational information to generate clickbait.

As such, we rate this claim false.

The article with the claim is suspicious because of the overwhelming number of advertisements and pop-ups, indicating it is clickbait. It also did not directly quote Lieu,…

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