If you spend any time on social media, you see countless rumors about stuff. Some are satirical account that hide that they are to gain traction. Others come from accounts that don’t do any digging at all. Recently, the Republican Convention that is happening this week is one such rumor. No, their official site does not redirect to the DOJ ‘Epstein library’. Nor does every member have to pay $25,000 to attend.

Multiple news sources report that a mock site redirects people to the DOJ Epstein library. “The look-alike site, gopdallas2026.com, was designed to resemble the official website for the Republican midterm convention,” Chron reports. “…which is scheduled for Sept. 9-10 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. For many users, it appeared higher in search results than the official website.”

“The site is not the official convention website. That site, gopconvention.com, remains operational.”

Now, it was not implausible for their site to be hijacked. Conservatives are not known for cyber security. However, for lasting as long as it has, made the initial claim dubious. Also, if this was true, it would be all over cable news, especially Fox.

Republican 2026 Convention Rumors Need to be Addressed

It has been reported that GOP members that want to attend Trump’s Republican 2026 convention would need to fork over $25,000. This has received some scrutiny given that not every Republican candidate for the midterms has that kind of cash. Much less wants to spend it in the final months of the campaign.

“It’s $25,000, apparently,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) told reporters this week when asked if he would attend. “It’s pretty steep.” Axios reports, “Not everybody is a fundraising juggernaut, and some of those folks feel it’s better spent on themselves,” Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Texas).

Now, apparently, Republicans are okay with socialistic behavior. As with some candidates that can’t afford to pay, others are willing to help them out. “We’re trying to use this as an ability for other team members to help other team members,” Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) told Axios, likening the fee to members’ NRCC dues. “We’re all being team members; we’re helping to pitch in.”

Trump himself is sitting on a large war chest, but has full control of it since 2024. This is being treated as a rally since Trump is speaking both nights. He, also, knows Republicans don’t do well if he isn’t on the ballot. The president is using this to remind the voters he is on the ballot. However, this could backfire on him and rally opposing sides to turn out.