Overview
- Washington Post reporters calling the White House switchboard this week saw the number display as “Epstein Island” on some Android phones.
- Google said a user made a fake Google Maps edit that its caller ID feature briefly pulled into the phone label.
- The company rolled back the change, blocked the account responsible, and calls now show only the number on affected devices.
- A White House official said the issue was external and did not involve White House systems.
- It is unknown how long the mislabel lasted or how many people saw it, a concern heightened by renewed attention to Epstein files and President Trump's past social ties to Jeffrey Epstein.