Maybe the only thing more exhausting than sitting through President Trump’s entire nearly two-hour State of the Union message on Tuesday night is keeping up with the Epstein files, which unsurprisingly weren’t mentioned in the marathon speech.

Trump didn’t have to: The networks and social media were awash in accusations ahead of his entrance to the House of Representatives that Pam Bondi’s Justice Department redacted mentions of accusations against Trump involving a 14-year-girl. The grim look on Trump’s face and his family in the gallery — and the panicked smile plastered on Bondi’s face throughout the endless address — was all the mention required.

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It remains to be seen how those explosive investigatory interviews and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) handling of the material will play out in the media ecosystem in the days and weeks ahead. But the media’s portrayal connects to a larger problem of misinformation generally on the internet, and the damage it does to the president may extend beyond whether the underage molestation accusations are true.

Another case in point: Conspiracy theorists are now claiming that the Epstein files prove Ellen DeGeneres is a “most prolific cannibal.”

“Thanks to the Epstein files, we now know that Ellen DeGeneres is the most prolific cannibal. Hollywood staying silent.