Jeanne Calment was indeed the oldest human being

By combining epidemiology, mathematical modelling and historical investigation, researchers in Geneva, Switzerland and France confirm Jeanne Calment's exceptional longevity, invalidating the conspiracy theories surrounding her. Jeanne Calment, who passed away in 1997 at 122 years and 165 days, still is today the human being who had the longest life. This exceptional longevity has been subject to numerous investigations, both during her lifetime and after her death, to confirm this record. A Russian team questioned it at the end of 2018, suggesting a family conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, Ms. Calment's record is now confirmed. Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) in Switzerland, as well as from the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) and the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) in France, provide historical and epidemiological evidence of the longevity of humanity's oldest person ever. Their mathematical model also highlights the likely increase in the number of people over 120 years of age.