India, May 28 -- First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday dismissed growing online speculation that her son Barron had applied to Harvard University and was rejected.

The rumour had gained traction on social media, fueled in part by ongoing tensions between President Trump and the Ivy League school.

"Barron did not apply to Harvard, and any assertion that he, or that anyone on his behalf, applied is completely false," said Nicholas Clemens, the first lady's communications director.

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