evidence: Photo of Ellen DeGeneres and her niece on vacation doesn't support sex trafficking theory [...] Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has become a frequent target of child sex-trafficking conspiracy theories. We’ve previously debunked claims connecting her to such crimes, including one that she is on house arrest. Now an image of the celebrity comedian is being shared on social media with the suggestion that it supports these unfounded claims. [...] What these photos don’t prove: that DeGeneres is connected to a baseless conspiracy theory about child sex-trafficking, or that she was on the island of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.