Resolution Criteria

This market resolves YES if credible evidence emerges that "jerky" in the Epstein files is definitively a code reference for human meat, rather than actual beef jerky or a restaurant reference (The Cannibal is a real gastropub in New York City). Resolution will be determined by examining the DOJ's Epstein Library at https://www.justice.gov/epstein and any official investigative conclusions or credible journalistic analysis. If no such evidence materializes, the market resolves NO as specified.

Background

In February 2026, after the U.S. Department of Justice released more than 3 million files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, claims circulated online that the files reference cannibalism. References to "cannibal" or "cannibalism" included an email from Epstein to an unknown person about jerky and "a restaurant called Cannibal". The Cannibal is a real restaurant in New York City that operated as "The Cannibal Beer & Butcher" — a gastropub named after Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, whose nickname was "The Cannibal".

Considerations

The allegations against Epstein and his inner circle were unsupported by any credible evidence. While Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender who committed terrible crimes, not every communication he sent contained code. In other released documents, Epstein was brazen about his abuse—for instance, he openly ordered pizza and asked his staff to serve it 'when the girls arrive'. The idea that sophisticated criminals would write "send more jerky" as code in discoverable emails is absurd on its face. Real criminals—especially ones with Epstein's resources—don't leave coded breadcrumbs in their Gmail.

This description was generated by AI.

• Update 2026-02-14 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): The market will resolve YES if there is at least one credible report in the media that definitively identifies "jerky" as code for human meat in the Epstein files.