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Controversy Surrounding the Claim of the Oldest Person Ever Lived
TLDR The claim of Jean-Louise Clamont as the oldest person ever lived is being questioned due to doubts about her age. Discrepancies in her story and evidence suggesting that her daughter assumed her identity raise suspicions about the validity of her claim.
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Jean-Louise Clamont's claim to be the oldest person ever lived is being questioned due to doubts about her age.
01:43
Jeanne Calment had a relatively unremarkable life until the age of 90 when she sold her apartment in Arles.
03:07
Jeanne Calment lived in her apartment for 20 years until she was 110, received a monthly stipend, and gained recognition as the oldest person in France, the oldest living person, and ultimately the oldest person who ever lived.
04:28
Jeanne Calment's photos and discrepancies in her story raised suspicions about her claimed age, leading to an analysis that suggested she may not have been the same person throughout her life.
05:45
Yvonne assumed the identity of her mother Jeanne Calment to avoid estate taxes, which explains discrepancies in her story and why she lived a long life.
07:12
The evidence suggests that Yvonne assumed the identity of her mother Jeanne Calment, and while there is no definitive proof, there are many discrepancies in the story that point towards this theory.
08:25
The co-founder of the Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged that human longevity is a subject filled with vanity, deceit, falsehood, and deliberate fraud.
