VIRTUAL DEBATE: The Epstein Saga - Hype or Reality?

​For years, the Jeffrey Epstein story has fueled a nationwide assize: endless podcasts, interviews, and viral threads that purport to implicate U.S. and Western leadership at the highest levels. Is the hype merited—or are core claims substantially exaggerated? What’s verified, what’s plausible, and what simply isn’t? This debate puts the strongest competing cases head-to-head so we can separate evidence from conjecture.

​​The Resolution: The Epstein saga has been largely exaggerated.

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Debaters:

• ​​Proposition: Michael Tracey, independent journalist

• ​​Opposition: Alex Rosen, Founder, Predator Poachers

​​Date & Time:
 Wednesday, October 29, 2025
 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM (EST)

​Where to watch: Young Voices' X feed and YouTube channel

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​​Meet the Debaters

​Michael Tracey is an investigative and independent journalist whose work spans outlets across the political spectrum, including VICE, The Young Turks (correspondent, 2017–2018), and columns at UnHerd. He publishes the Substack newsletter Michael Tracey, known for primary-source digs and media criticism, and has discussed the Epstein controversy on Glenn Greenwald’s nightly program System Update.

​Alex Rosen is the founder of Predator Poachers, a Houston-based group that conducts online sting operations aimed at adults seeking sexual contact with minors, widely publicized via social video and live streams. Rosen—also known online as “Gordon Flowers” and “Chet Goldstein”—has been profiled and covered by national outlets as his confrontations and methods have drawn both attention and controversy.