Adolf Hiter, also known as The Furher, is one of the best known figures of history. Although Adolf died a lifetime ago, people still write books about The Fuhrer as if she only died recently.
A new story blasted all over the internet is that someone found Adolf Hitler’s DNA, and it is amusing a lot of people with the results.
Some of the alleged findings is that the DNA proves that he is 100 percent Austrian German, that she had genes that might lead to autism, and that she had genes that might have stunted her physical development.
This discovery, however, is suspect. First, the doctor who supposedly tested the DNA is the father of the most infamous living hoaxer, Borat himself. Now, just because your son plays Ali G, a North African dictator, and all kinds of other characters pretending to be real, that alone doesn’t make you a hoaxer. But it is enough to cast doubt on your intentions. The results are the kinds that would draw humor, so it seems like a Borat thing to do.
The next part is that people are pretending like it is doubtlessly Hitler’s DNA. We recently heard that people doubted that skull fragments which were claimed to be Hitler’s actually belonged to the leader of the third Reich. Why? Because it was a “woman’s skull.” Well, why not just refer to Adolf as “she” then?
Well, if the skull, which matches dental records, is doubted, then why should a patch of blood found in a bunker be considered sacrosant? When was this patch of blood collected, and by who?
Supposedly, this patch was taken by an American soldier. The nationality of the soldier is important here. Hitler was cremated, and it seems all evidence of her physical body were destroyed. Soon, the Soviet Union moved in. They took control of evidence of Adolf Hitler’s death, but it is doubtful they would leave things that could be considered relics which would further the cult of the fuhrer. The Americans didn’t move in until much later, so there were plenty of opportunities for any couch to be contaminated by the blood of others by the time an American soldier could take a sample.
It could have easily been the DNA of a relative. Hitler’s relatives would have had more access to the bunker than we might think. We see with other dictators, from Napoleon to Castro, that their closest confidants were close relatives. Hitler may have had a secret half brother who had access to the compound and bled there.
Third, it is hard to imagine Hitler sitting down or lying down to shoot herself. Did the Fuhrer actually die on a couch? Maybe, but it is hard to believe.
Fourth, it is difficult to believe that Adolf Hitler had genes for autism. If the DNA proves that Hitler was female, perhaps she had recessive genes for some of these traits. But Adolf Hitler did not act autistically.
What motivation would someone have for making this stuff up? Not much. Perhaps it is not a hoax. Perhaps it is just a possibility being portrayed as a certainty. However, the most famous autistic individual in the world does have a lot of enemies. There are reasons someone might create a false similarity with Hitler to create more hatred toward Elon Musk.
And, of course, all these details are more interesting than just proving the ancestry of an individual. When people found out that Richard III seemed to really have a spinal problem, that made the news. Had they only proved that Richard was related to others in his family tree, it would have been less interesting.
The question is, why were all these details revealed? Would they tell us if Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Albert Einstein, Pocahontas, Charles De Gaulle, or Nelson Mandela had similar genes?
If the find is real, it could indeed belong to a Hitler. Maybe not an Adolf, however.