An age-old question asks, "what's in a name?" For Geoffrey Epstein, a candidate for mayor in Framingham, Massachusetts, the response is complicated.

Epstein has seen a viral wave of attention following renewed focus on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , with everyone from Facebook commenters to Jimmy Fallon weighing-in on the unfortunate similarity.

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"I'm the good Epstein, and there's the evil one," said Epstein. "As I said, I'm a live Australian and he's a dead American."

Outside the obvious, there are a few differences: The spelling of the mayoral candidate's first name and the pronunciation of his last name are different.

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