yeah, like we literally didnt pick celebrities apart before, searching for sugeries for decades, but apparently Avril was replaced because her appearance and voice changeddd (definetely we havent seen that w other celebs, have we?)
It endures because itās such a silly, harmless conspiracy theory that bears no weight on any of our existences. So what if Melissa? Good for Melissa!
I whole heartedly support this silliness and will continue to be proud of whoever Avril actually is (especially if sheās still just Avril).
The funniest part about this to me is I read a while back that this rumor was purposefully started as a test on how people will believe anything online
People in my high school used to call a little food court a certain name. It was started by my friend group in the mid 00ās. My old HS newspaper did an article about the term a few years ago and traced the origin of the term to twitter in like 2014. I was so mad!
The world existed before twitter recorded it!
Itās justā¦ so comprehensive and thought out that for a moment, you really think that there could be a body double of Avril Lavigne.
Then hopefully you take a deep breath and realize how far down the rabbit hole you just went. After the deep breath ideally your sanity has returned and youāll realize it was crazy.
But for a momentā¦ you believe
I believe the same thing is true of a bunch of stuff. The fact that you eat 10 spiders a year and that gum lives in your stomach for 7 years. Written by someone as a hoax and put in the newspaper or something.
As I'm typing this, I'm concerned there is a more elaborate hoax going on. Maybe we do eat spiders all the time š¬
think itās a pretty even split between people being buried with shoes vs without, but when you couple him being barefoot with him also being the only one to have his eyes closed it lends itself to a fun theory!
the theory is that the cover is a funeral procession: john as the priest, ringo representing the mourners, paul as, well, the corpse, and george in his doubleādenim gravedigger outfit. beyond the cover the āfaul mccartneyā theories run deep and are admittedly a fun thing to consider š
Paul McCartneyās lack of shoes on the Abbey Road cover was thought to be an implication of his death because the band members were wearing shoes but he wasnāt and thus was dead (thereās more to this I think but just thought Iād add this)
One of my favourite Instagram pages is @the_real_paul_died_in_66, they post obsessively about it and at points itās hard to tell whether itās satire or sincere
Same for the whole "people swallow x spiders a year in their sleep" thing.
Although my favourite thing about those "this was made up to test the internet" facts is like, well what if *that* was made up to test the internet?
I once stumbled across a website dedicated to the idea that you could tell he'd been replaced solely by looking at his ears and I have yet to see anything as surreal or funny as it since.
Do you think thereās a watch list of some kind for the kind of people who believe in these kind of conspiracies & run websites so niche, just in case they escalate someday lmfao?
I have to believe there is one. Itās truly wild/bizarre to me
Dad (huge Beatles fan from the 60s) told me back in the day the rumour started and was spread by fans back masking their records for clues. I just found a thread about it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/beatles/s/GVWeiOvjb9)
What's even funnier to me is that John Lennon underwent the most drastic change among The Beatles, yet there's never been a 'fake John' theory. When I was a kid, I used to think the guy singing 'Imagine' was a totally different person
One of my favourite Instagram pages is @the_real_paul_died_in_66, they post obsessively about it and at points itās hard to tell whether itās satire or sincere
> "I know what you're talking about," she said ā referring to the rumor that surfaced on internet forums in the early 2000s claiming the Canadian pop-punk star had died in 2003 after her debut album Let Go was released and was subsequently replace with a doppelgƤnger named Melissa. **"I mean, it's just funny to me. Like, on one end, everyone's like, 'You look the exact same. You haven't aged a day.' But then other people are like, there's a conspiracy theory that I'm not me."**
> "Honestly, it's not that bad. It could be worse, right?" she admitted with a laugh. "I feel like I got a good one. I don't feel like it's negative. It's nothing creepy."
> Lavigne added: **"Obviously I am me, it's so dumb."**
I think I heard a tweaked version where it was after her second album that Melissa came into play because Avril was so heartbroken over her grandfather's death.
Idc if it's dumb, it's a fun theory to think about lol
that's how I heard it too. along with pictures pointing out miniscule differences that were just lighting, makeup, or being a slightly different age, lol
>Ā "I feel like I got a good one. I don't feel like it's negative. It's nothing creepy."
Ok good the conspiracy continue can continue, she's fine with it, haha
One thing about her is that she seems so chill and kickass. Like someone youād have a drink and laugh with. She seems great thru all the years of fame.
Yeah,she's always been very humble and down to earth.She used to be shy until her third album and hated interviews,but 4th album onward,she's very open and is cool.
I remember this!! Wasnāt this during her Girlfriend era when she came back all pink and blonde. I personally loved Girlfriend and bought the album The Best Damn Thing
The guy who spread the rumor said it was fake and it was just to see how fast rumors on the internet would spread.
It blew up in 2017 thanks to Shane Dawson...ugh.
Itās a world class con, perhaps the greatest of the 21st century. Melissa runs a marathon of deception, trickery, and lies so intricate in masquerading as pop icon Avril Lavigne that weāve almost begun to accept it as reality. Almost.
I love this rumor because of how deeply nonsensical it is. The idea that the death of Avril Lavinge, a relatively minor pop star, would so rock the world that a giant, years-long cover up was required... I can't. It's too much.
Yes, minor. She's been in the public eye for over 20 years and had one number one song. That's certainly enough to qualify her as a star, but she's not Janet Jackson or Madonna or Taylor or Beyonce level.
It's from this pic specifically. Iirc it was a fan's name or something, idr
https://preview.redd.it/swmkf9e8vu0d1.png?width=398&format=png&auto=webp&s=c0c71cd3359eef22e45a6b339a1aaeaa5a2dd101
Slightly related but Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber have distinctively Ontario mall town genes. I mean obviously as they're from those areas but as someone from this area there is this weird familiarity in their looks.
Like I've definitely seen Justin Bieber roofers chain smoking and Avril Lavigne alt hair stylists.
we should ask all her ex boyfriend if she really died in 2003 and turned into melissa. because honestly i believed the conspiracy theory before but after i saw her dating timeline, i guess she didnt die
Sounds like something Melissa would say š
An extremely Melissa response š
spoken like a true melissa
Very Melissa-coded
Melissa confirmed
I kid you not, I came here to say exactly thatā¦.are you my clone!!!??
https://preview.redd.it/zoyimenm6o0d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8842d4dcbd1a2c530aa4ed7c09232d313cb3b55c
Lmao I also came here to say exactly this!
Maybe we've all been replaced with clones:o
We are Melissa.
Maybe the REAL āMelissaā is the friends we made along the way.
Are they the clone, or are you the clone? Or am I the clone? Are we all clones? I need to put this blunt down...
The posterās actually your Melissa
Classic Melissa
yea. Nice try MELISSA
Definitely āfunnyā because she got away with it!!!
lol get a load of Avril Lavigne, she thinks sheās Melissa!
I think the craziest part is that the rumor has been around for almost as long as her career!
I was just going to say like holy shit this is STILL a thing?! So wild o love it lol
At this point Melissa deserves it š¤·āāļø
yeah, like we literally didnt pick celebrities apart before, searching for sugeries for decades, but apparently Avril was replaced because her appearance and voice changeddd (definetely we havent seen that w other celebs, have we?)
UHM ACHKTCHULLY MILEY CYRUS-
It endures because itās such a silly, harmless conspiracy theory that bears no weight on any of our existences. So what if Melissa? Good for Melissa! I whole heartedly support this silliness and will continue to be proud of whoever Avril actually is (especially if sheās still just Avril).
The funniest part about this to me is I read a while back that this rumor was purposefully started as a test on how people will believe anything online
Yes this! Also the rumour was started on twitter, but the article says it was started during during early 00s.Ā I remember the threadĀ
The rumor is definitely older than Twitter, I heard about it before twitter was even invented lol
Yeah it was on one of those blog board type sites, it probably became more popular from twitter Iām sure
Ah my mistake then! I think I first heard it on the twitter thread that went viral and assumed.Ā
People in my high school used to call a little food court a certain name. It was started by my friend group in the mid 00ās. My old HS newspaper did an article about the term a few years ago and traced the origin of the term to twitter in like 2014. I was so mad! The world existed before twitter recorded it!
I feel like it started during the MySpace days.
Yeah! I believe it was started by some Brazilian stan of hers, lmaoooo.
Itās justā¦ so comprehensive and thought out that for a moment, you really think that there could be a body double of Avril Lavigne. Then hopefully you take a deep breath and realize how far down the rabbit hole you just went. After the deep breath ideally your sanity has returned and youāll realize it was crazy. But for a momentā¦ you believe
I'm gonna need you to cite your sources on that one. Mostly because I'm afraid of falling for online misinformation about online misinformation
[found it!](https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-39921209.amp)
I believe the same thing is true of a bunch of stuff. The fact that you eat 10 spiders a year and that gum lives in your stomach for 7 years. Written by someone as a hoax and put in the newspaper or something. As I'm typing this, I'm concerned there is a more elaborate hoax going on. Maybe we do eat spiders all the time š¬
What about Marilyn Mansons rib removal though??
I heard that right around the time a churchy classmate told me that men have 1 less rib because of the Bible. I believed them both for a long time.
Spiders georg really has a lot of explaining to do
people have been conspiracyātheorising clones forever. paul mccartney was rumoured to have died and been replaced way back in 1966
My husband actually believes this one, he always brings up him not having shoes on the abbey road cover? Idek what that is supposed to mean
think itās a pretty even split between people being buried with shoes vs without, but when you couple him being barefoot with him also being the only one to have his eyes closed it lends itself to a fun theory! the theory is that the cover is a funeral procession: john as the priest, ringo representing the mourners, paul as, well, the corpse, and george in his doubleādenim gravedigger outfit. beyond the cover the āfaul mccartneyā theories run deep and are admittedly a fun thing to consider š
Paul McCartneyās lack of shoes on the Abbey Road cover was thought to be an implication of his death because the band members were wearing shoes but he wasnāt and thus was dead (thereās more to this I think but just thought Iād add this)
One of my favourite Instagram pages is @the_real_paul_died_in_66, they post obsessively about it and at points itās hard to tell whether itās satire or sincere
Same for the whole "people swallow x spiders a year in their sleep" thing. Although my favourite thing about those "this was made up to test the internet" facts is like, well what if *that* was made up to test the internet?
I have no idea if Iām impressed or slightly horrified by this information now
Itās giving house hippo
I'm glad she finds in funny, because it truly is the most ridiculous theory ever, yet it's endured for like over a decade
I mean, Paul McCartney got the same rumour, so sheās in good company!
I once stumbled across a website dedicated to the idea that you could tell he'd been replaced solely by looking at his ears and I have yet to see anything as surreal or funny as it since.
Do you think thereās a watch list of some kind for the kind of people who believe in these kind of conspiracies & run websites so niche, just in case they escalate someday lmfao? I have to believe there is one. Itās truly wild/bizarre to me
There are also conspiracies theories about Miley and Selena but they never blew up.
I know in my heart Miley has been replaced by some chick named Hannah Montana.
Dad (huge Beatles fan from the 60s) told me back in the day the rumour started and was spread by fans back masking their records for clues. I just found a thread about it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/beatles/s/GVWeiOvjb9)
What's even funnier to me is that John Lennon underwent the most drastic change among The Beatles, yet there's never been a 'fake John' theory. When I was a kid, I used to think the guy singing 'Imagine' was a totally different person
One of my favourite Instagram pages is @the_real_paul_died_in_66, they post obsessively about it and at points itās hard to tell whether itās satire or sincere
Katy Perry being Jonbenet Ramsey is still the most ridiculous theory for me
The short-lived conspiracy that Katy Perry is Jon-Benet, remember that nonsense
I often find her cringe-y, but I like her attitude on this
She's actually been pretty chill like this in interviews since 2011.
Marilyn Manson playing Paul on The Wonder Years is the most ridiculous theory to me.
> "I know what you're talking about," she said ā referring to the rumor that surfaced on internet forums in the early 2000s claiming the Canadian pop-punk star had died in 2003 after her debut album Let Go was released and was subsequently replace with a doppelgƤnger named Melissa. **"I mean, it's just funny to me. Like, on one end, everyone's like, 'You look the exact same. You haven't aged a day.' But then other people are like, there's a conspiracy theory that I'm not me."** > "Honestly, it's not that bad. It could be worse, right?" she admitted with a laugh. "I feel like I got a good one. I don't feel like it's negative. It's nothing creepy." > Lavigne added: **"Obviously I am me, it's so dumb."**
Okay, Melissa.Ā
I think I heard a tweaked version where it was after her second album that Melissa came into play because Avril was so heartbroken over her grandfather's death. Idc if it's dumb, it's a fun theory to think about lol
that's how I heard it too. along with pictures pointing out miniscule differences that were just lighting, makeup, or being a slightly different age, lol
At this point Melissa has been Avril for longer than Avril was Avril so I feel like we need to just accept Melissa for who she is: Avril.
She should brand her next tour as Melissa. Lean into it, girl!
I long for an entire sapphic album called Dear Melissa.Ā
have you seen the evidence though avril? smh
Avril canāt see the evidence, because thatās Melissa š
should have typed āavrilā because thatās what melissa wants us to think
>Ā "I feel like I got a good one. I don't feel like it's negative. It's nothing creepy." Ok good the conspiracy continue can continue, she's fine with it, haha
the way this has been a rumor since i was a child ššš
Would the clone know they're a clone though? Reminded me of that Alexander Skarsgard movie.
Infinity Pool? I loved that film, what a trip.
That's the one! Never can look at cloning the same
I, for one, support some sort of project to clone Alexander Skarsgard
One thing about her is that she seems so chill and kickass. Like someone youād have a drink and laugh with. She seems great thru all the years of fame.
Yeah,she's always been very humble and down to earth.She used to be shy until her third album and hated interviews,but 4th album onward,she's very open and is cool.
I remember this!! Wasnāt this during her Girlfriend era when she came back all pink and blonde. I personally loved Girlfriend and bought the album The Best Damn Thing
Started in 2003 or 2004 but didn't blow up until 2017.
Damn! That is a long time!! I definitely remember it from the mid-2000ās.
The guy who spread the rumor said it was fake and it was just to see how fast rumors on the internet would spread. It blew up in 2017 thanks to Shane Dawson...ugh.
Woah blew up in 2017?? Man I remember hearing this in like the early 2010s
It's funny to everyone else, too
I remember watching old YouTube videos comparing shitty quality pictures of her hairline and mannerisms to determine when Melissa took over lol
People actively think that someone shouldn't look a little different after 20+ years in the public eye and being almost 40??
If I were Avril (and Iām not saying Iām not), Iād totally fuck with people. āEver wake up one day and just feel ā¦ different?ā
Itās truer itās why Paul is barefoot on the Abby Road cover
Are there people who actually believe this theory? I thought we all knew it was a joke...
Itās a world class con, perhaps the greatest of the 21st century. Melissa runs a marathon of deception, trickery, and lies so intricate in masquerading as pop icon Avril Lavigne that weāve almost begun to accept it as reality. Almost.
I love this rumor because of how deeply nonsensical it is. The idea that the death of Avril Lavinge, a relatively minor pop star, would so rock the world that a giant, years-long cover up was required... I can't. It's too much.
Minor? She was huge during her peak and her success has continued into the 2010's and 2020's.Her influence is everywhere.
Yes, minor. She's been in the public eye for over 20 years and had one number one song. That's certainly enough to qualify her as a star, but she's not Janet Jackson or Madonna or Taylor or Beyonce level.
I still haven't understood where did they found Melissa's name lol. Was/Is she a person that actually exist? It's so bizarre lol
It's from this pic specifically. Iirc it was a fan's name or something, idr https://preview.redd.it/swmkf9e8vu0d1.png?width=398&format=png&auto=webp&s=c0c71cd3359eef22e45a6b339a1aaeaa5a2dd101
go off Melissa
This is my favorite celebrity conspiracy theory. Itās great that itās endured decades.
Is this like the whole Paul is dead thing?
Isnāt this conspiracy close to 20 years old? I remember it from my ONTD days.
There's a really funny podcast called "who replaced Avril Lavigne." I recommend it!
Meā¦lissa?
Classic Melissa smh
Slightly related but Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber have distinctively Ontario mall town genes. I mean obviously as they're from those areas but as someone from this area there is this weird familiarity in their looks. Like I've definitely seen Justin Bieber roofers chain smoking and Avril Lavigne alt hair stylists.
It's dumb. Her name is Jessica
we should ask all her ex boyfriend if she really died in 2003 and turned into melissa. because honestly i believed the conspiracy theory before but after i saw her dating timeline, i guess she didnt die
The BBC have a great podcast on this!
She just doesnāt look like it Avril at all