From Avril Lavigne to Tupac, there are some truly wild celebrity conspiracy theories out there—but Melania Trump‘s body double has to be one of our favourites.
It all began in 2017, after a ‘shady’ press conference appearance where the current FLOTUS donned oversized sunglasses that masked most of her face. The footage from the event spurred people of the Internet to speculate that the person standing by Donald Trump’s side was not actually Melania.
And the rumours had all but died down until recently, when images of the couple came out that has Twitter losing its mind yet again, with conspiracy theories of a stand-in reignited.
The photos showed the Trumps boarding Marine One at the White House, with Melania wearing dark shades yet again.

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But the tell-tale sign they’re citing as evidence? Well, it’s her smile.
Or rather, the fact that she is smiling.
And since it’s hard to find an image of the 50-year-old looking happy in the presence of her spouse, we can’t deny that there is something suspicious about the photos.
See what everyone else had to say about the rumours:
Melania is recast with an unknown actress weeks before the final episode of Trump. #MelaniaDouble #Melania #MelaniaTrump pic.twitter.com/RUb4q2Lx5g
— Mark A. Thomson (@MarkAlanThomson) October 25, 2020
I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but there's no way in hell that's Melania.
— Avi (@Rantaramic) October 25, 2020
No chance. #MelaniaDouble #MelaniaTrump pic.twitter.com/3te5KlKMgZ
That’s…SO not Melania. They didn’t even try. https://t.co/sVUswvNbbW
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 25, 2020
Pre-Covid and post-Covid Melania. She’s doing just fine. 😳#MelaniaDouble #MelaniaTrump pic.twitter.com/LQBUx3Hf2r
— Count Dante 💤 (@countdante67) October 25, 2020
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Are they trying to fool us with the #MelaniaDouble, or are they trying to fool @realDonaldTrump?
— Starina (@StarinaJohnson) October 25, 2020
🤔 What do you think? #MelaniaDouble #FLOTUS pic.twitter.com/i2WZqc8GA8
— Dr. Individual (@joyb53) October 25, 2020
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
Melania’s “stunt” double made the mistake of smiling… unlike Trump’s First (3rd) lady, who never makes that mistake😉 #MelaniaDouble https://t.co/Ztao26WPB3
— Texas Dem Girl (@hollymwchris) October 25, 2020
They have to get better at this.#MelaniaDouble pic.twitter.com/NXNIocTNav
— Sheri Bentsen🌊🟦🟧#BLM 🏳️🌈 (@SheriBentsen) October 25, 2020
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