Joseph Hirt; phony Auschwitz survivor

| June 24, 2016

Joseph Hirt

One of our ninjas sent us a link to the story of Joseph Hirt. He claims that he’s 90 years old (family members say that he’s about five years younger) and that he escaped from the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp. He’s traveled the country weaving his tales for groups, until one day recently he spoke to group where history teacher Andrew Reid began to doubt his stories as he listened to Hirt.

Reid was…struck by discrepancies in Hirt’s version of events and in the evidence Hirt provided in support of his claims. Hirt’s nephew has since acknowledged his story as a lie. Hirt, meanwhile, stood by his claims when reached for comment by the Reading Eagle.

In researching Hirt, Reid concluded he lied about being imprisoned at Auschwitz, escaping from the camp and about his face-to-face encounters with the likes of Josef Mengele, the Nazi “Angel of Death.”

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Much of Reid’s “debunking” involves a closer look at the dates and historical timelines presented by Hirt, ones Reid says were easily cross-checked. As for why no one has tried before, Reid says the answer is simple: “Who would suspect someone of making such extraordinary claims about such a topic?”

As with many of our phonies, Hirt’s real story is probably better than the lies he’s been telling – according to Hirt’s nephew, Michael, he escaped with his family as the Germans invaded Poland in 1939 and hid in the mountains of Italy as an intact family until the Americans liberated the country. Then they were shipped to the Emergency Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario in Oswego, N.Y. in 1944. I guess that story was too pedestrian for the old coot.

The nephew confronted Hirt on his lies and his excuses were similar to our own military phonies – that the media misquoted him and the false photos attributed to him are photo-shopped.

Is there like a school for liars?

Category: Dumbass Bullshit

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IDC SARC

Ligner!

desert

Yes there is a school for liars, the staff consists of bubba the pervert clinton, the wicked bitch of the east, and obozo, the pervert, muslim, fraud and illegal alien!

Hack Stone

His story fell apart when the discovered that in 1942 he posted on his FaceBook page “Glad I wasn’t at that one” with a picture of Auschwitz.

(That was a jab at Clint Lampkin, in case you missed it)

A Proud Infidel®™

I gots nuthin’ this time other than WHAT A ?????!

David

If there is a school, he only gets a “C” – poor work, poor taste. Met some camp survivors when I was younger…on their behalf, I think they would just say “I pity you”

Silentium Est Aureum

And, like most phony POS liars, he’ll probably take it to the grave, too.

Hack Stone

DanielBernath gave him a certificate designating him as an Honorary Auschwitz Prisoner.

Daisy Cutter

In the video, the news commentator says at the very end that Mr. Hirt is going to write a book about his escape from Auschwitz.

Well, I guess that’s gonna be put on hold. Or maybe he calls the publisher and asks if it is too late to change it from non-fiction to fiction.

Daisy Cutter

You think at some point people just say “Oh, he’s just a crazy old man.” and advocate for leaving him alone?

I mean, at what age is a life’s lesson going to do you any good anymore? Do you tell someone that is 100 years old “Well, look on the bright side, you’ve learned a valuable life’s lesson and I’m sure you won’t ever do that again.”

MustangCryppie

Man, that is seriously low class.

Hondo

Indeed. And truly . . . low, period.

nbcguy54ACTUAL

Aw Shitz!!!

Busted.

Dennis - not chevy

On behalf of my dearly departed great uncle who spent time in the camps; I extend to this one a hardy social finger salute.

USMCMSgt(Ret)

The article says the placement of the prisoner tattoo on his arm is wrong, and that the number he has inscribed belonged to another prisoner years later.

So now we have a new class of liar/victim: Fake Holocaust Survivors.

You can find them by stealing the stories of real survivors, claiming photos taken in camps are them, and steal the ID number tattoo from real victims.

Unbelievable.

USMCMSgt(Ret)

Should read: “You can detect them because they’re the ones telling stories, etc….”

farmgirl with a mosin nagant

Well, no, I have to disagree. There have been some survivors who have made a point of ensuring the truth of what happened does not get silenced; I’ve been privileged to meet a few (a very few). Sadly, fewer and fewer are still around each year. It’s amazing that as many as have, have made old bones, what with all they went through.

That said, people who try to lie about this give me a serious case of heartburn. My family tree was very aggressively pruned due to the Holocaust, and I’m the only one of my particular family line. Why anyone would want to claim to have gone through all that for attention is just beyond tasteless and awful.

Skippy

WTF !!!!!
Is this number three for the Santa Look alike the past three weeks ????

Ncat

If not more Skip. Definitely time for some previously recommended subsections to the Blue Falcon tournament.

Skippy

?????

Hayabusa

Wow, his real story sounds like you could make a pretty good movie out of it. Seems some people just have to embellish no matter what.

Kilo3/7

“Is there like a school for liars?”

I think the name of the place you’re looking for is “Capitol Hill”…..or maybe just “Washington, DC” in general.

Ex-PH2

I’m just shaking my head over this. He managed to survive with his family intact, and thinks that small miracle isn’t enough.

I will never understand this kind of thing.

IDC SARC

Did he get the tattoo?

IDC SARC

Ermahgerd….he did….fukker

He got a tattoo that turned out to belong to another prisoner…Douchegnard

HMCS(FMF) ret.

“Is there like a school for liars?”

The DRG runs it…

Green Thumb

At the main campus of All-Points Logistics in Merritt Island, Florida.

But there is a satellite campus in Huntsville, Alabama.

gitarcarver

He has come “clean” about the deception and admitted he lied.

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/06/accused_holocaust_impostor_adm.html

But when you read the letter he wrote admitting the lie, even that seems to me to be more of a justification than a simple “I was wrong.”

HMC Ret

It’s a very self-serving apology. He uses the word ‘untruth’ instead of the more appropriate words ‘lie, liar, lying’. It’s along the lines of “Yes, I did it but I did so for the right reasons”.

jarhead

HMC…right on the nose. This lying weasel deserves NO pity or slack. Hardly sounds contrite or ashamed when you read the reporter’s remarks, “He lied in a misguided attempt to bring attention to the plight of holocaust survivors.” He obviously thought the public at large had never heard of such. Makes no difference how old some shitbag is. A liar is a liar and needs to be exposed to the point they would not want to be seen in public again when caught lying about something so many real persons suffered. At the very least, if nothing else, strip him and tie him to a post on a pedestal in the heart of downtown and whack him on the pee pee.

gitarcarver

I think the other thing that I found “interesting” (as in “huh?”) was the fact that he is continuing to write his book on the Holocaust.

Why should anyone by or read a book by this guy given his propensity to be an unrepentant liar?

Years ago I remember a pastor / teacher saying that the word “repent” as used in the Bible has it’s literal roots to mean “turn around and walk” or “make a 180 degree turn and go the other direction.”

I just don’t see the apology as being one from a repentant man at all. The justification of “I lied for all the right reasons,” just doesn’t work on any level.

While I appreciate the fact that his nephew and the guy who caught onto him have forgiven him, Hirt has a lot of work to do to not only be accountable for what he did, but to make right those souls – living and dead – he wronged.

Green Thumb

Turd.

Green Thumb

An old, gnarly one at that.

Maybe they should give him the tattoo so that he “fits” in.

Fucking low life shitbag.

ex-OS2

Fucking cocksucker.

Mark RM1 USN ret.

I cant be eloquent about this asswipe. What a fucking no good shit.

Toasty Coastie

Ignorant fuck muppet..I hope he rots in hell…

HMC Ret

Obama stated today that he can ‘accept’ England’s decision to bail from the EU. That is very understanding of him. He predicted dire consequences if separation was approved. I’m thinking that’s just another imaginary red line in the sand. Also, Cameron has announced his resignation, meaning Obama will revisit England and bow to the new guy. He will also need to apologize for the arrogance and many transgressions of the United States. Maybe he can schedule the trip to England with a final around-the-world apology tour. He did promise Putin he would have more leeway after the election and he fulfilled that promise by more aggressively assaulting the rights and freedom of the American citizens.

mr. sharkman

We’ll counter this scumbag with the tale of Witold Pilecki, one of the greatest Soldiers to ever practice the profession.

He volunteered to go into Auschwitz, so he could gather intel and report factually about the camp(s).

No idea how his feet, ankles, and knees held up for so long carrying the weight of his massive balls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki

Hondo

Hmm. Sounds vaguely familiar.

http://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=37478

(smile)

mr. sharkman

I will happily bow down. What drink will you be having, Sir Hondo? 😉

Anyone who has ever highlighted this badass has my respect.

Have a good weekend.

Hondo

De nada, amigo. Might have been written before you were a regular here, or you might have simply missed that article. I missed his story for decades – and some of my ancestors hail from that land.

Should we ever meet and have occasion to share a libation or two, you can get the first round. The next is mine.