The Fake Melania Trump Conspiracy Theory Has New Evidence
"i thought that fake melania shit was a joke but then i looked and, listen, that is not melania"
More fuel has been dumped onto the simmering fire of the Fake Melania Trump conspiracy theory, and I am 100 percent here for it.
This week US President Donald Trump visited the state of Alabama, which had recently been hit by a tornado that claimed 23 lives. Accompanied by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, he visited a memorial erected for the victims, moving slowly down the line of 23 white crosses before waving to a gathered crowd.
WSFA 12 News reporter Sally Pitts shared a photograph of the First Couple’s visit on Twitter, in which they can be seen holding hands before two of the crosses. However, Twitter users soon began noticing that there’s something about Melania.
so everyone has just accepted that they use a fake melania sometimes https://t.co/HEy9UJgUEd
— raandy (@randygdub) March 8, 2019
Though the public is being told that the woman standing next to President Trump in this image is First Lady and former model Melania Trump, many consider that she looks markedly different to the Melania the world has come to know.
Her chin is a different shape. She’s the wrong height. She’s displaying something that could be construed as physical affection for Donald Trump.
Hence, #FakeMelania.
First three taken this morning. Fourth one recently for height comparison. Now unless Melania has shrank by about 6 inches (even Barron is taller than her) and grown jowels overnight, this ain't her. pic.twitter.com/4i6SPbVIom
— JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ (@th3j35t3r) March 8, 2019
Dead giveaway— she walked off the plane in FRONT of him.
Real Melania always walks behind him.
— JDP (@petee224) March 9, 2019
I’m sorry, but there’s no way that’s Melania. This woman is walking and waving without Melania’s signature stiffness. #FakeMelania is REAL, people. https://t.co/fZUNauN0Ji
— The Marvelous Ms. Mazor-Garfinkle (@msmarfinkle) March 9, 2019
1. The height difference
2. The chin
3. The hand holding
4. The walk
5. The posture
6. #FakeMelania— ig – @johannariickard (@johannarickard2) March 9, 2019
Proof. #FakeMelania pic.twitter.com/4vYFl0IcKx
— trevor beattie (@trevorbmbagency) March 9, 2019
i thought that fake melania shit was a joke but then i looked and, listen, that is not melania
— correna (@sandwitchhhh) March 9, 2019
#fakemelania is definitely my favorite semi-plausible conspiracy theory
— E McC (@bookpriestess) March 9, 2019
A few amateur investigators have begun speculating as to the identity of the False Lady, many noting that a Secret Service agent previously seen protecting the Trumps looks remarkably similar to Melania.
And another shot of the agent. She’s wearing heels too but is shorter than Melania, as others have pointed out in #FakeMelania pix with Trump pic.twitter.com/BCzw7ZAGLx
— Schadenfreude Sally (@ResistMeena) March 9, 2019
However, though the #FakeMelania hashtag is largely full of true believers, some remain convinced that Mrs Trump was just having a bad face day.
#FakeMelania Hair, makeup, lighting, shoes and clothing can make people look vastly different from photo to photo. As much as Melania probably WISHES she had a clone or a body double, it honestly just looks like an unaltered photo where she has less makeup on than usual.
— PositivePyramids (@PositivePyrami1) March 9, 2019
I don’t think there’s a #FakeMelania body double. But when the week began I didn’t think there was a founder of a massage parlor sex trafficking ring selling Chinese executives access to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, so what the hell do I know?
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) March 9, 2019
The Fake Melania theory is not new. Back in 2017, Twitter user Joe Vargas tweeted a video of President Trump giving a speech next to a woman Trump claimed was Melania.
Tweeting that “this is not Melania,” Vargas then followed up with a comparison photo and commented that he found it strange Trump said “my wife Melania, she’s right here”, as if trying to convince people it was her. Vargas’ initial tweet has since been retweeted nearly 66,000 times, with many people agreeing that she does look off.
Since then, the idea that a Melania body double steps in for the First Lady on occasion has simmered under the surface of US politics. Whether there is any truth to the theory is debatable. However, some remain adamant that any woman with the resources to hire a stand in would do so if it got her out of spending time with Donald Trump.
It’s a compelling argument.
Here’s the real #FakeMelania pic.twitter.com/4VF4fC8FSl
— Scott Williams (@jswilliams1962) March 9, 2019