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Fake GOP convention site outranks official Google listing

9/5/2026

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U.S. Republican officials discovered a fake site, gopdallas2026.com, that redirects to the Justice Department’s Epstein files.
The impostor site ranked higher in Google results than the official gopconvention.com website.
The fake page claims to detail the 2026 RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, Sept. 9-10.
The redirection, not a hack, creates a political headache for Republicans and President Donald Trump.

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Story summary

U.S. Republican officials discovered a fake site, gopdallas2026.com, that redirects to the Justice Department’s Epstein files.
The impostor site ranked higher in Google results than the official gopconvention.com website.
The fake page claims to detail the 2026 RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, Sept. 9-10.
The redirection, not a hack, creates a political headache for Republicans and President Donald Trump.