{"id":97215,"date":"2026-02-08T06:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T06:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=97215"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T06:57:23","slug":"doctored-emails-online-claim-jeffrey-epstein-invented-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/doctored-emails-online-claim-jeffrey-epstein-invented-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctored emails online claim Jeffrey Epstein invented Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k4VM6x3h9nGJapEQCWe\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nSocial media users falsely claimed that emails from the latest Epstein file dump prove that the disgraced sex offender was in fact Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin whose real identity remains a mystery to this day. Satoshi Nakamoto is indeed mentioned in the documents, but this particular viral email is doctored. 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