When star Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre claimed on social media that she supposedly had ‘four days to live’, online conspiracy theorists went nuts. It was all part of a plot, they darkly hinted, to eradicate potential witnesses to the yet-to-be-released ‘Epstein Files’.
The only problem was, hardly anyone stopped to question if it was true.
It’s since emerged that little of her account of the crash is backed up by the facts. Nor, apparently, is she at death’s door.
In the latest dramatic twist to the mystery that has recently surrounded the 41 year old, her agent issued an extraordinary statement on Wednesday saying that Ms Giuffre was first hospitalised suffering serious injuries on January 9, 2025.
This is separate to the bus crash on March 24 near Neergabby, some 70km kilometres north of Perth, which West Australian police said was a “minor” crash which was reported by the bus driver the following day.
The extent of any injuries from the crash is up for question, too: indeed, if there were any injuries at all. According to police, there were ‘no reported injuries’. Nor does the bus driver’s account bear much resemblance to Giuffre’s version. Especially regarding the speed of the collision. Giuffre claimed the bus was travelling at ‘110km’. This despite the fact that buses over five tonnes are routinely governed to a restricted speed of 100km in Perth.
According to the bus driver, though, the vehicle was travelling at nowhere near that speed.
Ross Munns contradicted her claims on Thursday, telling Daily Mail Australia his bus, which was carrying 29 children at the time, had been involved in “a minor collision” with a small white Toyota Highlander about 3pm on March 24.
Munns said a 71-year-old woman believed to be Giuffre’s carer was behind the wheel while she was in the passenger seat.
He said the collision occurred after he had followed the car for three kilometers before safely overtaking it while it travelled under 75 km/h.
However, he alleged the car suddenly veered right in front of him to turn into a rural property in Perth, at which point Munns beeped his horn.
The bus driver of 16 years said that despite the warning, he unavoidably clipped the car and damaged its taillight in the “minor” incident.
And the injuries?
Munns said both his bus and the car pulled over and he got out to check the 71-year-old was unharmed.
After being satisfied no one was injured, Munns said both drivers swapped details and drove away, but he thought the circumstances were “a little bit suss” and reported the incident to the Perth Police.
According to the law, drivers are required to report road incidents if they cause more than $3000 in damage.
A Western Australia Police Force spokesperson reportedly said the car sustained about $2,000 worth of damage, but no injuries were reported.
Out of courtesy, Munns said he phoned the woman to let her know he had reported the incident to the police, and she rang him back the following day to say Giuffre had suffered a “black eye” from the collision.
“It’s just all blown out of proportion, and I know what happened. I didn’t even see her (Giuffre) in the car,” he told MailOnline.
Giuffre’s name vanished from Perth hospital records 24 hours after being admitted on Tuesday. It’s unknown whether she was discharged, or is hospitalised under a different name, or transferred to another hospital outside Perth.
What has emerged is that Giuffre was first hospitalised months ago.
Virginia Giuffre was hospitalised with “serious injuries” following an incident months before her bus crash, her spokesperson says.
The incident allegedly took place in Dunsborough, on the south coast of WA, on January 9.
The nature of the January incident is unknown.
Giuffre later claimed that she made the Instagram post publicly by mistake, and that it was intended for a private Facebook account.
Giuffre is currently embroiled in court proceedings against her former husband of 22 years, who currently has custody of their three children.
Both have been involved in various separate court cases.
Ms Giuffre was charged with breaching a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, Perth, on February 2, the Western Australian courts said. The case was first heard in Joondalup Magistrates’ Court in northern Perth on March 14, where she did not enter a plea and the case is due back in court on April 9.
Whatever the facts are, it’s clear that conspiracy theories can fly around the world before the facts even get their boots on.