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- While the poster is wrong in claiming the image shows Stacy, it's true he was rushed to the University of Kentucky hospital after his birth because doctors were surprised to see his blue skin, according to ABC News.
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Jan 24, 2022 · The condition may have originated from a genetic condition called “methemoglobinemia” in which an abnormal amount of hemoglobin is produced and cannot carry or easily release oxygen, according to ABC News. Stacy eventually lost the blue color of his skin, the outlet reported.
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- The Claim: Image Shows Benjy Stacy from The Fugate Family
- Image Shows Paul Karason
- Our Rating: False
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In the 1960s, the Fugate family of Kentucky became well knownfor their blue-colored skin, which was passed down through multiple generations. The family had a genetic condition called methemoglobinemia in which the body's tissues receive insufficient oxygen, according to the National Cancer Institute. Social media users are now claiming that a vira...
The image in the Instagram post appears to be a screenshot taken froman interviewKarason did on the "TODAY" show with co-host Matt Lauer on Jan. 7, 2008. Karason's skin started turning blue after he began using a silver-based product to treat a skin irritation on his face, according to "TODAY." He also ingested a drink that contained colloidal silv...
Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that an image shows Benjy Stacy from the Fugate family. The image shows Paul Karason, whose skin turned blue after ingesting self-prepared silver-based drinks.
ABC News, Feb. 21, 2012, Fugates of Kentucky: Skin Bluer than Lake LouiseCheck Your Fact, Jan. 24, FACT CHECK: DOES THIS PHOTO SHOW BENJY STACY, A MAN BORN WITH BLUE SKIN?Lead Stories, Jan. 20, Fact Check: This is NOT Benjy Stacy, Born With Dark Blue Skin -- It's Paul Karason Who Turned Himself BlueTODAY, Sept. 24, 2013, Real-life 'Blue Man' dies after heart attack, strokeJan 20, 2022 · Was Benji Stacy born in 1975 with dark blue skin that shocked his nurses? Yes, but this is not a picture of him. According to ABC News, infant Stacy did frighten maternity doctors and they quickly transferred him to the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Mar 21, 2023 · In fact, when Benjamin “Benjy” Stacy was born in 1975, nurses and doctors were shocked and confused. Rather than coming out a bright shade of crimson like most babies, Benjy was born with dark blue skin.
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Aug 4, 2023 · The doctors were shocked by Benjy Stacy’s (part of the famous Blue Fugates family) rare skin color since it wasn’t a hue that suggested some sort of bad oxygenation, but a color they hadn’t seen before in any human being.
Since Benjy was farther removed from the bloodline, and he had modern science on his side, his skin became a rosy shade of pink after only a month. Curiously, though, when he gets angry, or when it is cold outside, his skin begins to turn blue again.
Sep 6, 2023 · The last known descendant with a pronounced blue color was Benjy Stacy, who was born in 1975. After initial glimpses of his striking blue color at birth faded away to more ‘normal’ skin tones as he aged.
