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Politician who said he had dwarfism accused of being a child after passport leak
(www.dailystar.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 31 May 2026
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The alleged ID
Okay so they actually do have dwarfism. That person is 16 years old and should be pretty close to their adult height.
So they have dwarfism and are lying about their age
Why isn’t there a year on any of those dates?
Date of birth: 27th of August 2010
Date of issue: 16th of April 2024
Date of expiry: 15th of April 2029
God that's a confusing format, and I know both languages
Passports really should be using four digit years.
Just in case there any kilogenerians?
I mean if you're only using 2 digits then 1926 is gonna read the same as 2026, and there's lots of people over 100 years old...
...not to mention how confusing this would be for Benjamin Button
Just in case anyone reading it might be unsure of the regional date format of ...
*checks passport*
Nigeria.
Is that worth the paper its printed on tho