Did Ted Lieu claim Epstein paid Pam Bondi’s college, law school tuition?

Here is the summary of the article with 6 key points, presented using an unordered list:

– Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu allegedly made a claim on social media regarding Attorney General Pam Bondi and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to an unsubstantiated claim, Epstein might have paid for Bondi’s college and law school tuition.

– The rumors and claims widely spread on social media with misleading posts and an ad-filled blog post, which have been flagged as a form of low-quality content by fake news detection entities.

– Snopes, a fact-checking website, investigated this claim and reported that there is no verified evidence to support Lieu’s claims regarding Bondi and Epstein nor Epstein’s financial support for Bondi’s education.

– There’s no credible news coverage of Rep. Lieu publicly making the claim linking Epstein and Bondi. The notable public interaction between Lieu and Bondi involved a heated exchange during a House judiciary committee hearing in February 2026.

– A further investigation into Bondi’s educational background revealed that she attended the University of Florida and graduated in 1987, and then she went to Stetson College of Law. Her student years do not overlap with Epstein’s period in Palm Beach where he bought his mansion.

– Additionally, the digitally manipulated images showing Bondi in situations with Epstein and Donald Trump have been identified as fake. The article underscores the importance of media literacy in distinguishing real news from clickbait and AI slop.