Myth, Power, and the Architecture of Modern Conspiracy: The Baal Cult Allegations and the Epstein Files
The 2025 release of court documents connected to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein included a wire transfer label reading “Baal name”—a typographical anomaly that ignited viral claims connecting Epstein’s network to an ancient Canaanite child-sacrifice cult. This paper examines how a probable transcription error...