Woman, 104, Lies About Age on Facebook 'Glitch in The System'

A 104-year-old woman in Michigan is forced to lie about her age on Facebook.

Marguerite Joseph's granddaughter stated Facebook will not allow Joseph to list her real age.

Gail Marlow stated whenever she inputted her grandmother's birth year as 1908, Facebook changes it to 1928. Therefore the past two years, the Grosse pointe Shores centenarian has remained 99 online.

Joseph is legally blind and can't hear well however Marlow reads and responds to all her Facebook messages.

Marlow shared that she "would love to see" Joseph's real age displayed on Facebook and describes her inability to do so due to "a glitch in the system."

Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes on Wednesday said they are working to fix a problem limiting used of pre-1910 birthdates according to The Associated Press.

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