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My mother is convinced he died a while back and they have been using a body double. I don't believe that but also have done no research.
My mother has fallen for dumb news lies before. Anyone else encounter this conspiracy theory?
Not died, but uses them yes. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/vladimir-putin-body-double-twist-as-ai-expert-99-sure-one-used-at-recent-appearance/ar-AA1kURWJ
So what would happen if one of the double got assassinated? What would the address by Putin post the death of Puin be like. Would there be conspiracies that the real Putin is a double?
This seems like it could be a real mess
"This just in, Vladimir Putin who was seen carried away in pieces to an ambulance after the bomb attack during his speech this morning, has made a quick recovery and is reported to be in good health. He is expected to make an appearance later this evening."
Actually now that I think about it there is a old sci-fi book from the 50/60s which this is sort of the plot. It is called Double Star and it is about a body double getting recurred to stand in for a dead politician to calm political waves. For him to only stay in politics and take over.
That's also the plot of the movie Dave.
I'm sure they would call it a deepfake conspiracy. Russian media is heavily controlled and their internet is pretty heavily controlled as well. VPNs are illegal now.
So chances are the general public would mostly think it's an American deepfake attack right before the election trying to cause mass panic and election interference.
Some younger people would know, but they know better than to go around showing too many people.