Draft:Doppelgänger

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A doppelgänger is somebodies double. The term comes from German Doppel (double) and Gänger (walker) and originally referred to a ghostly double.^[1]

Some people report seeing doppelgangers of themselves.

Explanations[edit]

Non-supernatural[edit]

The most likely explanation for seeing a doppelgänger is coincidence and random chance.

Less likely non-supernatural explanations[edit]

Supernatural[edit]

Some other explanations for

Replacement conspiracy theories[edit]

A semi-common type of conspiracy theory is that a celebrity or politician was replaced with a clone, double, or through technology, usually after death. The exact details of how the replacement was achieved don't matter, what does matter is that they were replaced. High profile people accused of being replaced include Paul McCartney, Avril Lavigne,^[2] Hillary Clinton^[3] Rudolf Hess^[4] and Joe Biden.^[5] Donald Marshall claimed the Illuminati, led by Queen Elizabeth, was going around cloning celebrities in secret bunkers after they died.^[6]

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References[edit]

↑ doppelgänger Merriam-Webster
↑ 1 October 2015 A Conspiracy Theory Says Avril Lavigne Is Dead And Has Been Replaced By A Doppelganger Sandra Song, Paper
↑ 12 September 2016 Conspiracy Theorists Think Hillary Clinton Has a Body Double. She’s Not Alone. Siobhán O'Grady, Foreign Policy
↑ 24 January 2019 DNA Analysis Debunks the Rumor That Rudolf Hess Was Replaced by a Doppelgänger Brigit Katz The Smithsonian
↑ 21 May 2021 Was Biden really driving? Why video conspiracists keep spreading lies about the president’s every move The Independent
↑ 28 April 2016 The Illuminati’s Secret Celebrity Murder and Cloning Centers, Explained Ashley Feinberg Gizmodo

[1] änger Merriam-Webster

[2] 1 October 2015 A Conspiracy Theory Says Avril Lavigne Is Dead And Has Been Replaced By A Doppelganger Sandra Song, Paper

[3] 12 September 2016 Conspiracy Theorists Think Hillary Clinton Has a Body Double. She’s Not Alone. Siobhán O'Grady, Foreign Policy

[4] 24 January 2019 DNA Analysis Debunks the Rumor That Rudolf Hess Was Replaced by a Doppelgänger Brigit Katz The Smithsonian

[5] 21 May 2021 Was Biden really driving? Why video conspiracists keep spreading lies about the president’s every move The Independent

[6] 28 April 2016 The Illuminati’s Secret Celebrity Murder and Cloning Centers, Explained Ashley Feinberg Gizmodo

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