Why are Epstein’s emails full of equals signs?

Source: The Verge

Garbled symbols in DOJ‑released Epstein emails

Many of the emails released by the Department of Justice from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein contain garbled symbols such as long strings of equals signs (===...). The scrambled text appears so frequently that it has sparked conspiracy theories suggesting a secret code.

However, the more likely explanation is far less mysterious. The symbols are probably artifacts of the way the DOJ converted the original email files to PDFs.

“The glyphs and symbols are probably some artifact of a poor conversion process,” said Chris Prom, professor and archivist at the University of Illinois.

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