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March 30, 2026
White House renamed ‘Epstein Island’ on Google Pixel phones
The Washington Post has said that its journalists, who tried calling the White House this week, were informed that they are contacting ‘Epstein Island’
TL;DR
- Google Pixel phone users saw the White House listed as 'Epstein Island' when calling.
- The issue was caused by a 'fake edit' in Google Maps that was briefly picked up by the call identification feature.
- Google identified and blocked the user responsible for the edit, and the White House name has been restored on the mapping platform.
- The incident occurred amid the release of documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffry Epstein's case.
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