Based on my research, I can confirm this claim is false and is part of a viral conspiracy theory that has been thoroughly debunked.

Reasoning:

• The claim appears to be based on a rumor that a Fortnite gaming account with the username "littlestjeff1" (matching Epstein's YouTube username found in the Epstein Files) was "active" from Israel years after Epstein's reported death in 2019¹²³⁴.

• Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, explicitly confirmed this was a hoax: They stated that an existing player changed their username to "littlestjeff1" after the Epstein Files were released in February 2026, revealing the "littlestjeff1" username was associated with Epstein's YouTube account (where he bought Alfred Hitchcock's film "Frenzy" in 2014)⁵¹⁴³.

• Epic Games stated: "We have no record of the subject's email addresses referenced in the public document existing in the Epic account system"¹⁴.

• The "Israel" location appearing on some third-party tracking sites was part of this user-created hoax/troll, not evidence of Epstein's actual activity¹.

• Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10, 2019, while in federal custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York⁶.

• The YouTube username "littlestjeff1" was indeed found in the Epstein Files, but this has no connection to any verified Fortnite account belonging to Epstein⁵³.

Overall validity: 0%

1. Fact Check: Is Epstein Alive and Playing Fortnite From Israel? Here’s the Truth
2. Jeffrey Epstein Is Alive in Israel!? The Internet Really Wants to Believe It
3. Epstein files: Truth, accountability and a million new conspiracy theories | CNN Politics
4. Jeffrey Epstein is not actually alive and playing 'Fortnite,' Epic Games says | Mashable
5. The Epstein Files show Jeffrey Epstein used the username littlestjeff1 on Fortnite
6. [PDF] OIG Report 23-085