Fact Check: Mel Gibson X Post Vowing To Expose Pedophiles, Epstein Network, Diddy Connections Is NOT Authentic -- Mel Has No Social Accounts

Not Mel's X

Did Mel Gibson post a message on his X account vowing to expose pedophiles and human traffickers in Hollywood, including "Epstein's network and the Diddy connections"? No, that's not true: Gibson does not have an X.com account, or any social media accounts, his publicist told Lead Stories. The account that posted the message was created in 2024 and only has about 9,000 followers, yet the post was viewed 1.6 million times in the first 48 hours after it was posted.

The claim originated in a post (archived here) published by the @MelGibsonQ__ account on X on July 22, 2025. This message appeared on top of a 2016 photo of Gibson:

BREAKING: I'm not backing down. Do you stand with me in exposing the pedophiles and human traffickers hiding in Hollywood's shadows including the truth behind Epstein's network and the Diddy connections?

Yes or No

This is how the post looked at the time of writing:

(Source: screenshot of X.com by Lead Stories)

Mel Gibson has been frequently targeted with fake messages on impostor social media accounts, which means that Lead Stories has often contacted his agent, Alan Nierob, for a confirmation or denial. Nierob simplified this for fact-checkers when he told us in a November 6, 2023, email that the actor does not have public-facing social media accounts.

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