Post reporters called the White House. Some saw 'Epstein Island' on the screen. [View all]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2026/03/27/white-house-google-database-epstein/

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It all started with Melania Trump and her robot.

On Wednesday, the first lady kicked off a “Fostering the Future Together” summit at the White House with a humanoid robot called Figure 03 that greeted the assembled spouses of world leaders in 11 languages. As the robot loped awkwardly, the first lady walked beside it with a deliberate, poised foot-over-foot gait that brought to mind her past as a model.

The Style section wanted to find out what designers one wears when hosting the “first American-made humanoid guest in the White House.” So we called the White House.

But as the phone rang, the name on the screen attached to the number read “Epstein Island.”

It was not a wrong number. That’s what the phone displayed when some Washington Post journalists called the White House switchboard.

Those who saw “Epstein Island” were using Android phones from Google’s Pixel brand. Calling the White House from iPhones did not show a name on the screen.

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