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No, the person in this video is not a 200 years old Himalayan monk

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Update (19 September 2023):

Another video is being shared claiming that is shows a 399 old person having food. However, based on the marking on the left side of his face and the ear, it can be concluded that he is the same person from the TikTok videos of ‘auyary13’ who was addressed below.

Update (01 AUGUST 2022):

Another similar video is being shared on social media with a claim that it shows a 399 years old woman. However, it is the same person from the TikTok videos of ‘auyary13’. Similar visuals can be seen here and here. Also, according to the posts on the profile of ‘auyary13’, the person reportedly died. So, the person in the video is not 399 years old.

Published (24 FEDRUARY 2022):

A video is being widely shared on social media with a claim that it shows 200 years old Himalayan monk Maharudra. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.

Claim: Video of 200 years old Himalayan monk Maharudra.

Fact: The person in the video is not 200 years old. He is reportedly around 109 years old and is from Thailand. Several news agencies have reported that the world’s oldest living person is Kane Tanaka, who is around 119 years old. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.

On observing the video carefully, one can see a TikTok username – ‘@auyary13’. When we looked at the profile of ‘auyary13’ on TikTok, the same video was found to be uploaded by her five days ago. A lot of videos of the same person with regular updates on his condition can be seen on her profile. From the descriptions and the visuals in her videos, it was found that the videos were taken in Thailand.

She replied to various people about his age in the comments section of her videos.  Her comments can be seen here and here. In one of her comments, she said that his age is 109 years. Some websites have also written articles on him which can be read here, here, and here.

Several news agencies have reported that the world’s oldest living person is Kane Tanaka, who is around 119 years old. Some of those articles can be read here and here.

To sum it up, the person in the posted video is not 200 years old Himalayan monk Maharudra.

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