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FACT CHECK #X2YD51TJ

06/29/26 · 11:53 PM UTC · 12 SOURCES

“Bobi was the oldest dog ever recorded.”
MOSTLY FALSE ✕

HIGH CONFIDENCE

TL;DR ·Guinness World Records stripped Bobi of his title after finding inconclusive evidence of his age.

WHAT WE FOUND

While Bobi was initially crowned the oldest dog ever by Guinness World Records (GWR) in February 2023 , he was officially stripped of the title in February 2024 . Following his death in October 2023 at the alleged age of 31, GWR launched an investigation due to mounting doubts from veterinarians and researchers . The investigation concluded that there was no conclusive evidence to definitively prove Bobi's date of birth, leading GWR to determine they could no longer retain him as the record holder . Specifically, government databases and microchip data were found to be insufficient to confirm the owner's claim that Bobi was born in 1992 .

SOURCES

  1. 1 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
    Was Bobi of Portugal the Oldest Dog on Record? | Snopes.com

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  2. 2 · npr.orgNEWS
    Guinness World Records posthumously strips Bobi of his title of 'oldest dog ever'

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  3. 3 · washingtonpost.comNEWS
    Guinness World Records investigates Bobi’s title as oldest dog ever - The Washington Post

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  4. 4 · bbc.comNEWS
    Former world's oldest dog stripped of title

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  5. 5 · theguardian.comNEWS
    ‘World’s oldest dog’ title under review as claim is investigated | Guinness World Records | The Guardian

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  6. 6 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
    Bobi (dog) - Wikipedia

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  7. 7 · wired.comWEB
    Was Bobi the World’s Oldest Dog—or a Fraud? | WIRED

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  8. 8 · guinnessworldrecords.comWEB
    Oldest dog EVER record broken by 30-year-old Bobi from Portugal | Guinness World Records

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  9. 9 · smithsonianmag.comWEB
    Bobi, Known as the 'World's Oldest Dog' at 31, Has Title Suspended Amid Investigation

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  10. 10 · nbcnews.comWEB
    31-year-old Bobi was named the world's oldest dog, but now title is on hold

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  11. 11 · aljazeera.comWEB
    Guinness World Records reviews evidence related to ‘oldest dog’ title | News | Al Jazeera

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  12. 12 · people.comWEB
    Bobi, the Oldest Dog Ever, Stripped of Title by Guinness World Records After Evidence Review

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VERDICT TOTALMOSTLY FALSE ✕
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