Update: The OPM has now scrubbed the PDF metadata. However, the archived copies linked from my website contain the original metadata if you wish to verify.
January 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Update: The OPM has now scrubbed the PDF metadata. However, the archived copies linked from my website contain the original metadata if you wish to verify.
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified.
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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified.
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🚨WIRED: Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🚨WIRED: Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows...the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro.
Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
April 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
wasn't metadata she geoguessr'd me :(
September 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
wasn't metadata she geoguessr'd me :(
*harvests your metadata*
May 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
*harvests your metadata*
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
While we may face repercussions for this, the truth lies in the metadata. Memos to federal employees are being authored by individuals with ties to Project 2025. You can verify this yourself.
January 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
While we may face repercussions for this, the truth lies in the metadata. Memos to federal employees are being authored by individuals with ties to Project 2025. You can verify this yourself.
NEW: After further analysis, metadata shows 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from the Epstein jail video. www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
NEW: After further analysis, metadata shows 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from the Epstein jail video. www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
MILF (metadata I'd like to fix)
September 6, 2023 at 3:46 PM
MILF (metadata I'd like to fix)
Stripping the metadata because it's #histwitter
December 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Stripping the metadata because it's #histwitter
BREAKING: "Metadata embedded in the [Epstein] video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified." www.wired.com/story/metada...
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
BREAKING: "Metadata embedded in the [Epstein] video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified." www.wired.com/story/metada...
Forgot, clean up metadata before posting.
August 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Forgot, clean up metadata before posting.
Companies like to make metadata sound innocuous, but it matters more than you might think. Here’s why. ssd.eff.org/module/why-...
Why Communication Metadata Matters
As its name suggests, metadata is data about data. Metadata is used in a variety of contexts, often for cataloging information, like tagging keywords in a video so it’s easy to find later. When it comes to computers, people often first think of "file metadata," which includes details about when...
ssd.eff.org
September 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Companies like to make metadata sound innocuous, but it matters more than you might think. Here’s why. ssd.eff.org/module/why-...
Love a good metadata error
September 13, 2023 at 7:56 PM
Love a good metadata error
Make Metadata Matter Again
July 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Make Metadata Matter Again
I temporarily forgot the word "metadata" and kept googling things like "removing the dangly bits from word documents"
December 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
I temporarily forgot the word "metadata" and kept googling things like "removing the dangly bits from word documents"
Bluesky scrubs EXIF metadata on photo uploads.
February 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Bluesky scrubs EXIF metadata on photo uploads.
"Metadata embedded in the Epstein video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
www.wired.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Metadata embedded in the Epstein video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
May 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Bluesky states it strips metadata from photos. I just downloaded a few I posted and sure enough there’s no metadata attached (the originals on my iPhone still have the metadata).
Though I wouldn’t trust Twitter or Meta to remove metadata (or remove it for online, but save it for themselves).
Though I wouldn’t trust Twitter or Meta to remove metadata (or remove it for online, but save it for themselves).
April 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Bluesky states it strips metadata from photos. I just downloaded a few I posted and sure enough there’s no metadata attached (the originals on my iPhone still have the metadata).
Though I wouldn’t trust Twitter or Meta to remove metadata (or remove it for online, but save it for themselves).
Though I wouldn’t trust Twitter or Meta to remove metadata (or remove it for online, but save it for themselves).
someone forgot to scrub the author metadata in OPM memos... www.404media.co/opm-memos-to...
Memos to Federal Employees Were Written By People With Ties to Project 2025, Metadata Shows
James Sherk and Noah Peters appear as the authors of memos sent by the Office of Personnel Management.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
someone forgot to scrub the author metadata in OPM memos... www.404media.co/opm-memos-to...
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified, per WIRED
July 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified, per WIRED
On Android:
• Open the photo in Google Photos.
• Take a screenshot & share that instead (screenshots don’t retain metadata).
• Or use a metadata removal app like Photo Metadata Remover. (🧵6/11)
• Open the photo in Google Photos.
• Take a screenshot & share that instead (screenshots don’t retain metadata).
• Or use a metadata removal app like Photo Metadata Remover. (🧵6/11)
February 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
On Android:
• Open the photo in Google Photos.
• Take a screenshot & share that instead (screenshots don’t retain metadata).
• Or use a metadata removal app like Photo Metadata Remover. (🧵6/11)
• Open the photo in Google Photos.
• Take a screenshot & share that instead (screenshots don’t retain metadata).
• Or use a metadata removal app like Photo Metadata Remover. (🧵6/11)
Oh, sweet sweet Metadata.
February 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Oh, sweet sweet Metadata.