The New York City Fire Department has launched an investigation to determine whether a first responder to the Manhattan Correctional Center posted about the death of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein before media outlets first reported on it.

BuzzFeed News reports a 4chan user posted details about Epstein’s death 38 minutes before ABC News reporter Aaron Katersky first tweeted about Epstein’s death at 8:54 a.m. on Saturday.

Recommended Stories

Epstein files likely to be incomplete due to active DOJ inquiry in New York

Ghislaine Maxwell claims new evidence in Epstein files should erase her conviction

Justice Department releases first round of Epstein files required under new law