Back in 2016, an anonymous woman shared footage on YouTube approaching the late, great, Alex Trebek and asking him to confirm whether or not he lived in her aunt's Ottawa basement when he was younger — a tale her father had been swearing by her entire life.
The clip was eventually picked up by a TikTok user and has since gone viral.
The late Jeopardy host responded in the best way possible.
"You know those unbelievable stories your parents tell you? BELIEVE IT! We don't lie ever," they captioned the post.
Following Trebek's untimely death in November 2020, fans flocked to the heartwarming footage, calling it "a perfect example of his character," and dubbing the story "very Canadian."
“I was actually hoping you could settle some familial lore,” the woman says in the video.
“My father said that you lived in the basement of his aunt’s house in Ottawa when you were quite young," she shared.
"He has contended this for 20 years," she said. "And now today, when I confronted him about it, he said, ‘Well, I’m pretty sure I didn’t make it up.'”
Trebek took a moment to recall before confirming the story and hilariously admitting to dating Mary's daughter at the time.
“I owe my dad a beer," the woman joked in defeat.
So, there you have it. All those seemingly unlikely tales parents like to tell might be true after all!
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