Reason why 'fake Melania' theories are circulating after spotting her at World Cup final

You probably did have this on your World Cup final bingo card - US first lady Melania Trump is once again being accused of being a body double.

Melania joined her husband, President Donald Trump, yesterday (July 19) to watch on as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to take home the World Cup.

Following the match, which had an added 30 minutes of extra time, Trump took to the pitch to hand out medals to both teams, as he was greeted by a number of boos.

Melania didn't join him for the ceremony, although she was seen watching along with him in their private viewing box. Of course, the cameras panned to the couple more than once, with many pointing out the large protective sunglasses she was wearing.

Of course, this could simply be down to the sun glaring down onto the New York New Jersey Stadium yesterday, but as always, X, formerly known as Twitter, had other ideas.

"The sunglasses ...so .. it's possible this is the Melania double," said one, while another added: "That's Fake Melania, she has huge sunglasses."

Melania was seen wearing big sunglasses as she attended the World Cup final (Photo by Haiyun Jiang - Pool/Getty Images)

They weren't the only ones who believed this 'theory', with another writing: "Is anyone really sure that's not the FAKE Melania behind the 3D glasses?"

Despite all the comments on X, there are a number of pictures of the First Lady without her sunglasses during yesterday's final - in case you were starting to wonder if it was really her too.

Melania, in fact, is such a fan of huge sunglasses that she has been known to wear them in the dead of night.

However, there are a number of pictures of the First Lady without her glasses (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)

She was pictured leaving Air Force One in February, with Trump joking there was 'a movie star' onboard.

Naturally, this left-field fashion choice led to various accusations that she was 'a fake Melania', that her 'face is different' and that the sunglasses at night were 'a giveaway'.

Last year, she was accused of being a body double because she was wearing flats rather than heels, which gives you an indication of the level of 'evidence' we're working with here.

'Fake Melania' is actually an old conspiracy theory which began when her husband first took office

Melania likes sunglasses so much, she wears them at night (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

It's largely known as the ‘body double’ theory, which states that a stand-in was hired to fill in the role of Melania, with conspiracists believing that 'a body double' was used to fill the role of the First Lady.

In 2017, Melania and Trump were in Maryland, as they visited the US Secret Service training facility. Many pointed out Trump telling reporters: "My wife Melania, who happens to be right here."

Conspiracy theorists couldn't get enough claiming the POTUS was 'trying to convince the media' it was her.

Melania was also wearing sunglasses at the time sparking the same theory, but just like the World Cup final, she later removed them, and it was obvious it was the 56-year-old.

Similar theories have been sparked on numerous occasions with the First Lady wearing eye wear, but there are no facts behind it.

UNILAD have contacted the White House for comment.

Where is the next World Cup?

Morocco, Portugal and defending champions Spain will co-host the FIFA World Cup in 2030, marking the football tournament’s 100th anniversary.

It’s set to run from June 8 2030 to July 21 2030, making it the longest World Cup in history at 44 days.

FIFA also announced that three separate matches will take place in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, as a tribute to the first-ever World Cup back in 1930.

All six host nations will automatically qualify, which means we'll definitely be seeing Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in at least the group stages.

In Spain, matches will take place in Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas, Madrid, San Sebastian, Seville, Valencia, Vigo and Zaragoza.

In Portugal, stadiums in Lisbon and Porto have been earmarked, while the games in Morocco will be played in Agadir, Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, Rabat and Tangier.

Plus the three special opening centenary games will be played at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay; and the Estadio Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb in Asuncion, Paraguay.