Guinness book of world records
The famous Guinness Book of World Records got a hold of the story and wanted to see if it was true. They reached out to the family and wanted to visit them to add them to their book or records. It had seemed that if the story was true, Gosiame was the new record holder.
Being a record holder at something is a great honor, your name is written into the book, and you and remembered for all time, or until someone beats you. The family wanted to have their name added to the book but were unable to convince the Guinness representatives that their story was true.