Claim: An online video authentically captures Macaulay Culkin saying, "I'll never forget that Michael Jackson saved me from getting on a plane to that tiny island," referring to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private island. Rating: About this rating FakeIn February 2026, after the U.S. Department of Justice released more than 3 million files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a claim circulated that actor Macaulay Culkin said in a video that Michael Jackson saved him from Epstein. A voiceover in the same video stated:They're saying Neverland is where Michael Jackson took children to protect them from what was being done on Epstein's island. We searched for examples of Culkin's alleged quote about Epstein's island and found no reputable news outlets reporting on it. Culkin and Jackson were friends for years and first met when the actor was a boy and Jackson was in his 30s.

Source: The Guardian February 18, 2026 16:40 UTC