April 19, 2023

Now that Sen. John Fetterman is back to work, he took the opportunity to address a Qanon conspiracy that went viral over the weekend, insisting that he was replaced with a body double. He posted a video in which he interrupts himself explaining that the rumor was false, posing as a fake body double. Via KARK.com:

“During my time during the hospital, the fringy fringies really came up with a conspiracy theory that I have a body double,” Fetterman said in the video. “And I just want you to know that’s just crazy. That’s not true.”

The video then cuts to Fetterman, wearing a different colored hoodie and athletic shorts, walking in the door and pretending to be the senator’s body double.

“Yo, dude, John, what event am I supposed to be doing this afternoon?” the fake body double Fetterman asked.

Both versions of Fetterman then look at the camera and shrug.

The conspiracy theory was spread by Catturd, Elmo and Trump's favorite Twitter asshole.

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