> Her original validators have demanded that their opponents provide proof of the switch [7]. However, it is a central tenet of longevity validation that the onus of proof is on the validators [2,3].
The validators have proved that Jeanne Calment was Jeanne Calment. They may be have made mistakes or even lied from the beginning but in any case it is not their role to prove that there was no switch but its the role of the accusers to prove that there was one.
> Her original validators have demanded that their opponents provide proof of the switch [7]. However, it is a central tenet of longevity validation that the onus of proof is on the validators [2,3].
The validators have proved that Jeanne Calment was Jeanne Calment. They may be have made mistakes or even lied from the beginning but in any case it is not their role to prove that there was no switch but its the role of the accusers to prove that there was one.
It's the basis of science