The video discusses the case of John Titor, an individual who posted on an internet forum in 2000 claiming to be a time traveler from the year 2036. He shared details about his time machine and made various predictions about future events, including the cancellation of the Olympic Games in 2008 and a global catastrophe. However, none of these predictions came true.
The video creator, Topa, investigates the identity of John Titor and discovers that he was likely a pseudonym used by a family of individuals, including Lawrence Haber, who owns a foundation that published a book about John Titor. The book contains information that was already available online, and the foundation is still making money from its sales.
Further research reveals that Mori Haber, an IT specialist and brother of Lawrence Haber, may have been the person behind the John Titor posts. His writing style and knowledge of computer technology match those of John Titor.
The video creator concludes that the John Titor story is likely a hoax created by the Haber family to make money and gain attention. The video also touches on the theme of people believing in time travel and the importance of verifying information before accepting it as true.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. In 2000, a user with the nickname "Timetravel_0" appeared on the Time Travel Institute forum.
2. Timetravel_0 claimed to be a time traveler from 2036.
3. He said he was sent back in time to find the IBM 5100 computer, which could help prevent a catastrophe in the future.
4. Timetravel_0 later revealed his name was John Titor.
5. John Titor's story was unique because he seemed to have knowledge of the IBM 5100 computer's application, which was not publicly known.
6. John Titor's story spread through anonymous letters on paranormal websites.
7. John Titor claimed to have traveled back in time to prevent a computer virus from destroying the world in 2036.
8. He also claimed to have knowledge of future events, including the cancellation of the Olympic Games in 2008.
9. However, many of John Titor's predictions did not come true, including the cancellation of the Olympic Games, a civil war in the USA, and a world war in 2015.
10. In 2008, an Italian TV program called "Voyager" investigated John Titor's identity.
11. A private detective named Michael Lynch was hired to investigate John Titor's identity.
12. Michael Lynch discovered that John Titor's family did not exist and that the name was likely a pseudonym.
13. Lynch also found that there was a foundation called the "John Titor Foundation" that published a book about John Titor.
14. The book was sold for $600-$900, despite containing no new information.
15. The owner of the John Titor Foundation was a man named Lawrence Haber.
16. Lawrence Haber had a brother named Richard Haber, who was an IT specialist.
17. Another brother, Mori Haber, was also an IT specialist and had a blog where he wrote about computers and safety.
18. A man named John Razimus spent 12 years studying John Titor's phenomenon and compared the writing style of John Titor with that of Mori Haber.
19. Mori Haber had read Stephen Hawking's books, which was mentioned in John Titor's posts.
20. Mori Haber's writing style was similar to John Titor's.
21. Arthur Haber, another brother, confessed that the whole family was involved in creating the John Titor story as a long-term, well-organized fake.
22. The John Titor Foundation still exists and is still making money from book sales.
23. The Haber family planned to make a film based on the John Titor story.