The core engine driving the stunt’s viral spread was its digital layer. Placed directly below each name was a high-contrast interactive QR code. When scanned, the links did not route to a prank site or malicious tracker. Instead, they redirected browsers to hosted PDF repositories containing primary-source documents from the unsealed Giuffre v. Maxwell defamation case, flight manifests entered into evidence during the 2021 federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, and public FAA flight records.
Onlookers found themselves reading scanned court dockets directly on their phones. For casual festival-goers, the presentation conveyed absolute factual certainty. The juxtaposition of official judicial stamps alongside sensational claims lent an aura of criminal indictment to everyone featured on the sidewalk.
However, court records carry varied evidentiary standards. Depositions filed by plaintiffs or defense attorneys contain allegations that have not necessarily been tested before a jury or proven in court. By packaging disparate source materials under a unified visual umbrella, the exhibit blurred the critical distinction between verified involvement and mere peripheral mention.
