Melania Trump replacement conspiracy theory

The Melania Trump replacement theory is a conspiracy theory that the First Lady of the United States has been replaced, or is sometimes replaced, by a body double. Supporters of the theory allege physical differences in facial features, bodily dimensions, or behavior between the original and supposed’replacement’ Theories have arisen at several periods during Trump’s presidency.

About Melania Trump replacement conspiracy theory in brief

The Melania Trump replacement theory is a conspiracy theory that First Lady of the United States Melania Trump has been replaced, or is sometimes replaced, by a body double. Supporters of the theory allege physical differences in facial features, bodily dimensions, or behavior between the original and supposed’replacement’ Melania, and changes in President Donald Trump’s language in referring to Melania. Theories have arisen at several periods during Trump’s presidency, particularly in October 2017, May-June 2018, March 2019, and October 2020. Trump himself has addressed the theory through tweets and in comments to reporters, denouncing it as false and \”fake news\”.

A number of mainstream media sources have labelled the theory false, with some labelling it ‘a ridiculous conspiracy theory’ and ‘a non-story’ Stephen Colbert parodied the theory by having actress Laura Benanti appear on his show as a Melania impersonator in 2019. One scholar noted that the conspiracy theory follows a long line of similar claims of similar figures:  Pornographic libelles featuring a sex-obsessed sex-Antoinette in the years of the French Revolution are the ancestors of today’s ‘news stories’

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