No, Melania Trump didn't use a body double during the US election

An old rumour has resurfaced alleging that a body double often steps in for the past and future first lady when out and about with her husband.

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00:00No, Melania Trump didn't use a body double at the U.S. elections.

00:09Videos have gone viral on social media supposedly showing Melania Trump's body double

00:14appearing alongside her husband Donald Trump after they voted in the U.S. presidential election.

00:20Rumors of a fake Melania are nothing new,

00:23but they resurfaced after the Trumps cast their votes in Palm Beach in Florida.

00:27Various posts on X claimed that the woman standing next to Trump was a body double,

00:31with many putting the video beside a photo of what they said was the real Melania.

00:35However, there's no evidence whatsoever that the woman beside Trump wasn't the real deal.

00:43The couple spoke to the media after voting,

00:46and no reputable news outlet has suggested that anything was amiss.

00:49Instead, the media and paparazzi have explicitly identified the woman as Melania Trump.

00:54Footage from AP, for example, clearly shows the Trumps leaving the polling station

00:59with Donald Trump answering questions from the media.

01:01Again, the woman next to him is identified as Melania by AP,

01:05although she herself doesn't speak to the press.

01:07Other news outlets that identified Melania at the scene include the New York Times and Getty Images.

01:13Melania also posted a photo of her and Donald's son, Barron Trump,

01:17casting his vote for the first time as an 18-year-old.

01:20While Melania isn't in the picture, it's evidence that she was actually at the polling station.

01:25Another reason why the fake Melania claims are unfounded

01:29is because in-person voters in Florida needed to bring ID or sign an identity affidavit.

01:34Failing that, they vote on a provisional ballot instead.

01:37Any woman posing as Melania would not have been able to do so.

01:41With Donald Trump's second presidency now confirmed,

01:43it's likely that more misinformation about him and his family will spread.

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