Melania Trump body double rumours resurface after new 'fake' (misunderstood) photo emerges
A picture of President Donald Trump and the First Lady boarding Marine One at the White House sparked a social media frenzy
Bizarre rumours that Melania Trump has been replaced with a body double have resurfaced.
Images of the President Donald Trump and the First Lady boarding Marine One at the White House sparked a social media frenzy as eagle-eyed Twitter users claimed the woman was not Mrs Trump.
In one image taken by a press photographer and circulated to news organisations, which we have used at the top of this story, Melania can be seen getting on board with her husband, wearing black sunglasses obscuring her face and smiling broadly.
A second, similar-looking image of her also wearing black sunglasses and smiling has also been circulating wildly on social media (below), sparking speculation that she was a decoy.
Rumours about a lookalike standing in for Mrs Trump at public events have circulated on social media for several years.
In 2019, a picture of the couple at a memorial for tornado victims in Alabama drew attention as Twitter users suggested Mrs Trump looked different in the image.
The latest image showed the President with Mrs Trump as they departed from the White House for Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, October 22.
Twitter users pointed to Mrs Trump did not smile in the same way and there were differences in her appearance.
One Twitter user said: The only thing I'll miss from this administration is them swapping in new Melanias and just pretending we won't notice like a 4-year-old with a guppy.
"I never believed the #FakeMelania conspiracies, but you can tell this 100% isn't her, because she's looking fondly at a Christmas tree in the distance."
The only thing I'll miss from this administration is them swapping in new Melanias and just pretending we won't notice like a 4-year-old with a guppy pic.twitter.com/8J0A4E9z5H
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) October 25, 2020
Another tweeted: "Has someone checked on the “real” Melania?"
Has someone checked on the “real” Melania? pic.twitter.com/9gqAqqt1L0
— Stephanie J. Block (she/her) (@StephanieJBlock) October 25, 2020
Comedian Patton Oswalt posted: "That’s...SO not Melania. They didn’t even try."
That’s...SO not Melania. They didn’t even try. https://t.co/sVUswvNbbW
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 25, 2020
The President even addressed the conspiracy theory last year, but he put the blame on journalists for doctoring images.
He tweeted: “The Fake News photoshopped pictures of Melania, then propelled conspiracy theories that it’s actually not her by my side in Alabama and other places..
