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Fact Check: Did Vanity Fair Just Release a New Cover Featuring Melania Trump?

By V. Saxena September 1, 2025 at 6:53am

A Vanity Fair cover featuring first lady Melania Trump that went viral on social media last week was reportedly a fake that was produced by a news site previously accused of spreading hoaxes.

The Next News Network posted the supposed Vanity Fair cover to the social media platform X on Thursday and alleged it was leaked to them and would be featured on the next edition of the magazine.

🚨LEAKED: Vanity Fair’s upcoming Melania Trump cover has staff in REVOLT! Source inside VF tells me 3 senior editors threatened to resign during today’s emergency meeting. One reportedly screamed “I won’t work for a MAGA propaganda machine!”

The cover shot by Annie Leibovitz… pic.twitter.com/8QDiv7Vuwv

— Next News Network 🇺🇲 (@NextNewsNetwork) August 28, 2025

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V. Saxena is a seasoned conservative news writer and commentator with a decade of experience in the industry. When not at work, he can be found working out or tending to his popular bird feeder.