A Florida man has finally cleared up the illusion after a viral video led many to believe they saw a lookalike of the late Jeffrey Epstein on a highway. The short clip shows a man wearing sunglasses and a white hat driving a convertible in South Florida. It spread quickly online after being shared with the headline “Epstein is here in South Florida”, leading to widespread speculation.As the video received millions of views, people started discussing the similarity on social media. Some made fun of it, while others seriously questioned who the man was. After a few days of online discussion, the man in the video decided to speak out.id@undefined Captions not available.id@undefined Captions not available.In a podcast interview, he introduced himself as Palm Beach Pete and explained the situation. “I’m not Jeffrey Epstein, I’m Palm Beach Pete,” he said. Pete also revealed what really happened that day. He said he was driving on Interstate 95 to play tennis when someone suddenly filmed him. He added, “My video went viral because some people suddenly filmed me while I was driving on I-95.”Pete, a former Division 1 tennis player and gold medalist, said the sudden attention surprised him. His phone started “blowing up” soon after the video went viral. He also said that the condition has started to affect his daily life, as strangers now recognize him in public and ask for photographs.He shared that during a recent restaurant visit, people recognized him from the video and asked for photos. Something similar happened in a bar also. Despite the confusion and attention, Pete said he is taking it in good humor.The viral moment comes amid renewed online claims about Epstein, including comments from Prince Andrew’s former girlfriend Lady Victoria Hervey, who said in an interview with LBC radio that she believed Epstein may be alive and possibly in Israel. Additionally, an image claimed to show Epstein in Israel caused a lot of uproar online, but was later dismissed as AI-generated, leading to a wave of speculation. .