So, About That Crazy Melania 'Body Double' Conspiracy

Melania Trump now has something in common with Hillary Clinton: The first lady is now the subject of her very own nutso conspiracy about a body double. 

The bizarre claim trended on social media Wednesday, and the Washington Post traces it back to this tweet: "This is not Melania," wrote Joe Vargas, adding a photo of Melania in shades next to her husband. "To think they would go this far & try & make us think its her on TV is mind blowing. Makes me wonder what else is a lie." 

He followed up with other images, and Twitter users then took it from there, with some apparently buying in and others jokily adding their own twists. Philip Bump of the Post does a tongue-in-check investigation of all this to conclude: "Woman X is no other than … Melania Trump."

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