Overview
- Epic’s official Fortnite Status account said an existing player recently changed their username to “littlestjeff1” after the DOJ files surfaced.
- Epic noted that third‑party trackers display only a player’s current name, which made the impersonation appear legitimate.
- Company records show none of the email addresses referenced in the public DOJ documents exist in Epic’s account system.
- Snopes reviewed the files and found the cited V‑Bucks email was redacted and that other emails indicate the purchase related to a mother and her child.
- An Epic spokesperson confirmed the player, not Epic, set the Fortnite profile to private after the posts went viral, as high‑profile social accounts amplified the false claim.