‘I’m not Epstein. I’m Palm Beach Pete!’ Florida man doppelganger sets the record straight

There seems to be a “Florida man” story for nearly every situation, and the latest viral sensation doesn’t disappoint.

Last week, a man sitting in traffic unwittingly took the internet by storm after someone noticed he shared a striking resemblance to a very unsavory character.

“Epstein is alive!” the person who appears to be recording the video says.

OH MY GOSH: A man that looks exactly like Jeffrey Epstein was spotted in South Florida recently.

This is freaky! pic.twitter.com/ChWVQTt0dN

— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) March 14, 2026

It didn’t take long for the short clip to garner millions of views as conspiracy theories buzzed. The featured Florida man caught wind of it, too, and addressed the viral moment with a video of his own.

“Hey, everybody, this is Palm Beach Pete!” he begins as he says his phone blew up hours after the video was taken, “unbeknownst” to him:

Jeffrey Epstein look alike spotted driving around palm beach Florida.

pic.twitter.com/YGf25sxlxR

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 20, 2026

He went viral once again, and just like the story itself, the reactions did not disappoint:

“I’m not Jeffrey Epstein” is exactly what Epstein would say.

— Joseph Tamone Poetry ☮︎ (@JLTPoetry) March 20, 2026

Ha, ha, ha!

Imagine in 75 years when they declassify the files and our grandchildren are reading this and they’re like “you found him in palm beach and he just said in palm beach Pete so you let him go?”

— Walt-J (@wsj0004) March 20, 2026

Coincidence? pic.twitter.com/EEiVmMT7IM

— Paracetamol (@para_c3ta) March 20, 2026

Using the trick of hiding in plain sight pic.twitter.com/YDXUXqEIVe

— emanu (@selmosalvatore) March 20, 2026

Ok, Jeff, if you say so. 😂 pic.twitter.com/6OQjdMYz9f

— Orphoeus Plays! (@OrphoeusPlays) March 19, 2026

reminds me of the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where everyone thought Jeff was Harvey Weinstein pic.twitter.com/StGX4wSC4G

— Tommy “Common Sense” Paine (@sosupposably) March 20, 2026

“Bro woke up and had to prove he’s NOT Jeffrey Epstein… that’s a crazy start to the day 😭💀” pic.twitter.com/qWB8eBI6yh

— Sanjeev Kumar (@Sanjeev85895749) March 20, 2026

Bruh… I can’t even tell the difference pic.twitter.com/MIIIEbHBpu

— Olatoberu Blessing (@OlatoberuB14050) March 20, 2026

Of all the people to look like, that’s rough

Sounds like a nice guy too

— Reiny Holbrook (@AwWarriorDesign) March 19, 2026

It is rough, but Palm Beach Pete seems to be taking it in stride. Kudos to him.

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