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We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered
Sadik Hossain

DOJ thought they redacted the Epstein files, but users discovered a simple trick that reveals everything they tried to hide

People online have found an incredibly easy way to see the hidden parts of the Jeffrey Epstein documents that were just released. The Department of Justice tried to black out sensitive information, but the method they used completely failed. The workaround is so simple that anyone can do it in seconds.

The DOJ is releasing hundreds of thousands of documents about the convicted sex offender. They used Adobe Acrobat to black out parts they wanted to keep secret. But there’s a huge problem. According to the NY Post, if you copy the blacked-out text and paste it into Google Docs or Microsoft Word, the original text shows up completely uncensored.

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