A longstanding conspiracy theory claims that President Vladimir Putin uses body doubles for some of his public appearances.
The Kremlin recently laughed off the rumors, saying: "This belongs to the category of absurd information hoaxes that a whole series of media discuss with enviable tenacity. This evokes nothing but a smile."
In 2020, Putin himself denied using body doubles, but admitted that he had been offered the chance to use one in the past for security reasons.
We asked Russians what they think.