Alleged doubles of Vladimir Putin

Conspiracy theories about body doubles used by Russian president Vladimir Putin are based on alleged instabilities in his appearance. Proponents believe that the "body doubles" have had surgery to resemble the "original" and point to facial features such as the chin, earlobes and wrinkles on his forehead as evidence, and claim that the body doubles were used because of Putin's allegedly declining health or that they were sent to areas deemed too dangerous for him.

The theory has been a deployed as a tool by opponents of Putin, including by Ukrainian media and officials, as well as British tabloids. Russia has denied these allegations, and no credible evidence has emerged of this theory.

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