Has Melania Trump been replaced by a robot? Internet awash with wild rumours FLOTUS has 'body double'

Melania Trump has become the centre of a bizarre Twitter storm after people became convinced that a body double was being used to “play” her during TV appearances.

Some people even went as far as to suggest that she had been replaced by a robot.

The speculation started when Mrs Trump appeared beside her husband, the President, on the South Lawn of the White House wearing large sunglasses which were covering a lot of her face.

She stood next to President Trump as he spoke to reporters and maintained a sombre expression, without saying anything.

One Twitter user, Joe Vargas, immediately jumped to the conclusion that the woman in the should could not possibly be the real First Lady.

“This is not Melania,” he wrote. “To think they would go this far and try and make us think it’s her on TV is mind blowing.

"Makes me wonder what else is a lie."

He then said that he become suspicious when President Trump referred to her as "my wife Melania, she's right here" as if he as "try[ing] to convince the media it was her".

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