"Several reporters from The Washington Post's Style section tasked with dialing up the White House for details on what designer outfit First Lady Melania Trump was wearing on Wednesday found, shockingly, they were calling Epstein Island thanks to the work of an unknown troll."
"The glitch appeared to only affect Android devices after a manipulated listing briefly attached the name to the White House number via Google's caller identification system."
"Google spokesperson Matthew Flegal told the newspaper that the change violated policy, had been reversed, and that the responsible user was blocked."
"The episode comes months after the release of the Epstein files and against the backdrop of ongoing scrutiny over Trump's past association with the disgraced financier."
Reporters from The Washington Post encountered a glitch where the White House switchboard number was labeled as Epstein Island on Android devices. This issue arose from a manipulated Google Maps edit that briefly altered the caller identification. Google confirmed the change violated policy and was reversed, blocking the responsible user. By the following Friday, the number displayed correctly. This incident occurred amid ongoing scrutiny of Trump's past association with Jeffrey Epstein, who faced serious criminal charges before his death in 2019.
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