A misleading website that falsely claimed to provide details about the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) 2026 midterm convention instead redirected visitors to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a recent report by The New York Times. The site, gopdallas2026.com, was described by Google’s preview as offering “details about the 2026 RNC Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, Sept. 9-10, including registration and VIP experiences.” However, when users clicked the link, they were sent to the U.S. Department of Justice’s public cache of documents related to Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who died in 2019. The fake site appeared more prominently in Google search results than the RNC’s official convention page, gopconvention.com, raising questions about the discrepancy. The RNC has accused Democrats of creating the misleading site, with a spokesperson, Zach Parkinson, claiming on social media that “Democrats are too broke to have their own midterm convention, so they settled for a sad, fake little website.” This response followed a report by Daily Mail linking the site to a creative agency run by a former Democratic operative. As of the latest update, the site still redirects users to the Justice Department’s website. The upcoming convention is meant to rally support for Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections, a time when the president’s party often loses seats in Congress. However, some Republican lawmakers reportedly have no interest in attending, and others have criticized the high cost of tickets. Jeffrey Epstein was a financier and convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution. In 2019, he was charged with trafficking minors, but he died in a Manhattan jail before his trial. His case has drawn renewed attention due to the release of millions of documents by the Justice Department, which have highlighted his connections to influential figures. While former President Donald Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing and claims he severed ties with Epstein years ago, the release of these records has sparked ongoing scrutiny and debate. The controversy over Epstein has been a point of contention for Trump, who initially promised to release more information about the case during his presidential campaign. However, his then-Attorney General, Pam Bondi, announced that no new documents would be released, prompting backlash from his supporters. A law was later passed to compel the release of the records, and Trump eventually complied, though he missed the initial deadline. A congressional committee continues to investigate the Epstein case, and Trump has expressed frustration over the continued public focus on the issue. “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy's been talked about for years,” Trump told a reporter last year, adding, “Are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable.”