A Florida man known online as “Palm Beach Pete” went viral in 2026 for his striking resemblance to Jeffrey Epstein. 

Many online have pointed to similarities in his face, the position of his teeth, and the shape of his ears, strongly arguing that he is, in fact, Epstein using a fake name and identity. 

“Palm Beach Pete” has responded to the comments about his appearance, saying that he is “not Jeffery Epstein.” He further stated, “I’m 71 years old. How many people at my age get to hang out with young kids, influencers, and really enjoy the journey?”  

The controversy around “Palm Beach Pete” has recently revitalized in the public consciousness, with a new video emerging of Pete seemingly responding to being called “Jeffery.”

The video shows Pete sitting in his car. The people recording in the car to his right roll down their window and yell “Jeffery.” Pete then turns and smiles until noticing they are recording, then quickly drives away, yelling, “It’s Palm Beach Pete.”

Many suggest that he turned to the men instinctively upon hearing his real name. 

The theories around him have only been further exacerbated by Pete filming a video of him eating a cheese pizza and insinuating that he has attended certain “parties” where he made a lot of money. 

Cheese pizza is a commonly known conspiracy, popularized 10 years ago as Pizzagate, where rich pedophiles would use the term cheese pizza to refer to molesting children. Other online pedophiles have reportedly confirmed that they too used the terminology to order pedophilic and exploitative content from each other secretly.  

In addition, the video is filmed in a kitchen that closely resembles Jeffrey Epstein’s kitchen, as seen in photographs and video footage from the Epstein files. 

As the situation escalates, many people increasingly suspect that “Palm Beach Pete” is not who he says he is, as distrust festers among the younger generations.