Herman Guntherberg (April 20 1889) is a Italian longevity myth hoax.
Origin[]
Originally published on World News Daily Report, a fake news website, the article facetiously describes the story of a 128-year-old Italian-born man living in Rome,Italy. who claims to be Adolf Hitler, who fled there in 1945 after WWII by using a fake passport. The article uses photographs of a 101-year-old British man named Francis Morris, who gained media attention for being one of the oldest drivers in the United Kingdom. The article also uses photographs of an unnamed Latin American woman, who was falsely purported to be Guntherberg’s 55-year-old wife.
About Francis Morris[]
Morris grew up on a farm near Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire, and left school aged just 13 when he was offered a job on another farm 14 miles away in the Sheffield area.
Eventually, Morris decided on a change of career and went to work on the buses.
When the Second World War broke out in 1939, he joined the RAF Police and was stationed in Malta and Italy. He married Ann 'Winnie' Thompson and had two sons.
After his career on the buses ended he found part-time work at a garage and continued with that until he was 74. His wife died in 1997.
Morris became famous in 2014 for being one of the oldest drivers in his country.
Morris died after a short illness at Aden Mount Nursing Home in Quarmby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK on 21 June 2016 at the age of 101 years, 136 days. He was survived by a 66 year-old son named Malcolm, another son named Paul, five grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
References[]
- https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/argentina-128-year-old-man-claims-he-is-adolf-hitler/
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/528233/Francis-Morris-100-year-old-driver
- https://metro.co.uk/2017/06/29/adolf-hitler-is-not-a-128-year-old-man-living-in-argentina-6743150/
- https://en.teyit.org/the-allegation-that-128-year-old-man-living-in-argentina-is-adolf-hitler