{"id":572635,"date":"2021-06-24T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572635"},"modified":"2021-06-24T11:07:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T15:07:09","slug":"he-was-epsteined-conspiracy-theories-swirl-after-john-mcafees-tweets-resurface-following-alleged-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-epsteined-conspiracy-theories-swirl-after-john-mcafees-tweets-resurface-following-alleged-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He Was Epsteined\u2019: Conspiracy Theories Swirl After John McAfee\u2019s Tweets Resurface Following Alleged Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhe-was-epsteined-conspiracy-theories-swirl-after-john-mcafees-tweets-resurface-following-alleged-suicide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572635&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-851202382-e1624545305974.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>After news broke Wednesday that tech entrepreneur John McAfee, the founder of the McAfee antivirus software company, was found dead following a suspected suicide in a Spanish jail cell while awaiting extradition to the United States, Twitter users were quick to dig through the tech mogul\u2019s social media feed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Several posts stood out, leading many to suggest that the cause of McAfee\u2019s death remains far from certain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soon after his arrest, McAfee tweeted from a Barcelona jail cell, and directly referenced the conspiracy theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am content in here. I have friends,\u201d McAfee tweeted on October 15, 2020. \u201cThe food is good. All is well. Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.808510638298\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am content in here. I have friends.<\/p>\n<p>The food is good. All is well. <\/p>\n<p>Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John McAfee (@officialmcafee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\/status\/1316801215083225096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Almost one year earlier, McAfee posted another cryptic tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cGetting subtle messages from U.S. officials saying, in effect: \u2018We\u2019re coming for you McAfee! We\u2019re going to kill yourself,\u2019\u201d McAfee wrote on November 30, 2019. \u201cI got a tattoo today just in case. If I suicide myself, I didn\u2019t. I was whackd. Check my right arm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Included in the post was a picture of a tattoo on McAfee\u2019s upper right arm which read, \u201c$WHACKD.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.319209039548\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Getting subtle messages from U.S. officials saying, in effect: &#8220;We&#8217;re coming for you McAfee! We&#8217;re going to kill yourself&#8221;. I got a tattoo today just in case. If I suicide myself, I didn&#8217;t. I was whackd. Check my right arm.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24WHACKD&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$WHACKD<\/a> available only on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HdSEYi9krq\">https:\/\/t.co\/HdSEYi9krq<\/a>\ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rJ0Vi2Hpjj\">pic.twitter.com\/rJ0Vi2Hpjj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John McAfee (@officialmcafee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\/status\/1200864283766251521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/john-mcafee-tweet-2020-surfaces-saying-if-he-dies-jail-its-not-suicide-1603546\"><span>Newsweek<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201cApproximately an hour after his death was announced, McAfee\u2019s official Instagram posted an image of a bold letter \u2018Q.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Donald Trump Jr. posted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1408006093322784773\"><span>poll<\/span><\/a><span> to Twitter on Thursday morning, asking his followers, \u201cDid John McAfee kill himself?\u201d The poll options were \u201cYes,\u201d and \u201cHe was Epsteined.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-anti-virus-millionaire-john-mcafee-found-dead-from-suicide-in-spanish-prison-hours-after-extradition-order-report\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span> reported on Wednesday, \u201c<\/span><span>Police sources told Spain\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/economia\/2021-06-23\/el-fundador-del-antivirus-mcafee-john-mcafee-se-suicida-en-una-prision-de-barcelona.html?ssm=TW_CC\"><span>El Pais<\/span><\/a><span> newspaper that McAfee was found dead in his cell in Barcelona\u2019s Brians 2 prison, located in Sant Esteve de Sesrovires, with the Catalan Department of Justice reporting that \u2018everything points to a suicide.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The news came just hours after a Spanish court agreed to extradite McAfee to the United States, where he faced financial charges including tax evasion, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/23\/eccentric-tech-mogul-john-mcafee-will-be-extradited-to-us\/\"><span>New York Post<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe extradition was approved by the high court in the country and revealed in a court filing on Wednesday that was reviewed by Reuters,\u201d The Post noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/anti-virus-software-mogul-john-mcafee-arrested-in-spain-charged-for-hiding-cryptocurrency-yacht\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span> reported in October that McAfee had been arrested \u201cand charged with tax evasion, allegedly earning millions in income from promoting cryptocurrencies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The indictment alleged that McAfee, 75 at the time, evaded U.S. taxes by having his income \u201cpaid into bank accounts and cryptocurrency accounts in the names of others, while also using the names of others to conceal ownership of property and assets including a yacht,\u201d CNN <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/05\/tech\/john-mcafee-tax-evasion-sec-cryptocurrency\/index.html\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As The Daily Wire stated, \u201cThe Justice Department (DOJ) announced the charges after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has filed civil charges against McAfee, alleging he made more than $23 million in undisclosed compensation by recommending seven cryptocurrency offerings on Twitter that the SEC claims were false or misleading.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After news broke Wednesday that tech entrepreneur John McAfee, the founder of the McAfee antivirus software company, was found dead following a suspected suicide in a Spanish jail cell while &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281202,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-851202382-e1624545305974.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018He Was Epsteined\u2019: Conspiracy Theories Swirl After John McAfee\u2019s Tweets Resurface Following Alleged Suicide","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-851202382-e1624545305974.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018He Was Epsteined\u2019: Conspiracy Theories Swirl After John McAfee\u2019s Tweets Resurface Following Alleged Suicide","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}