Fortnite's maker has responded after X users claimed Jeffrey Epstein's account was active after his death in 2019, sparking speculations that the sex offender is alive. Calling it a "ruse", Fortnite said a user had changed username from "something totally unrelated to 'littlestjeff1'" after the name appeared in Epstein files. "We've no record of the subject's email addresses," Fortnite said.