Video of Marjorie Taylor Greene Lookalike on American Idol Sparks Debate

Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has been jokingly accused on social media of being a contestant on American Idol under the fake name Stefanie Sugarman.

An unearthed video of an American Idol contestant's audition from the first season has divided Twitter, Reddit and YouTube users, with many questioning whether the contestant is in fact the representative.

A Reddit a post, which has been upvoted nearly 10,000 times, shows the 2002 footage of a woman introduced as Stefanie Sugarman, 23, from Alta Loma, California.

The footage shows Sugarman's confident performance and her receiving three notes from the then judges, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul.

After being dismissed, Sugarman then came back to ask if she was going on to the next round, to the bemusement of the judges.

She then proceeded to sing another song and was again told that she would not be progressing further in the competition.

Viewers were quick to note the striking resemblance between the contestant and Greene. Some even remarked they had the same mannerisms, while others said they had a similar attitude, displayed when Sugarman refused to accept she was not good enough.

YouTuber and commentator Farron Cousins also discussed the video and weighed in on whether it could be Greene. In less than two days, his video has been viewed over 372,000 times.

Despite admitting the two women look strikingly similar, he highlighted that in 2002, Greene was in her late 20s, and not 23.

Podcast host and conspiracy-theory debunker Travis Scott also weighed in on this and explained why it would have been difficult for Greene to lie about her age, if the footage was her.

"Marjorie Taylor Greene was not eligible to audition for the first season of American Idol," he tweeted.

"The cut off age was 24 and Greene was 27 when American Idol held its LA auditions in April 2002.

"The application form for American Idol requires ID for proof of age."

Another point that Cousins raised in his video is that the accents of Sugarman and Greene are considerably different.

"Marjorie Taylor Greene was born in Georgia, has lived in small town Georgia most of her life, she has a southern accent that is very hard to shake," he said in his video.

"That woman in the video, Stephanie Sugarman, has no southern accent at all, it is not there.

"The little temper tantrum, that is very Marjorie Taylor Greene like, so maybe on the personality side you have got a little more confirmation there.

"But I think for me, the accent is a dead giveaway."

A TMZ report also dismissed the claim Greene went on the show, as it said, after looking her up, public records show there is a Stefanie Sugarman from Alta Loma, California.

They added that she is now married and has a different last name and is now 43.

One Twitter user also shared a YouTube Channel alleging it it was Sugarman, in 2012. She had continued singing after her exit from American Idol.

Newsweek has contacted Marjorie Taylor Greene for comment.