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Feb 23, 2012 · The story began when French orphan Martin Fugate settled on the banks of Troublesome Creek to claim a land grant in the early 19th century and married a red-haired woman named Elizabeth Smith.
Dec 10, 2023 · Luna married John Stacy and they had 13 children, including Ben, who carried on the family line. According to the Daily Star , Ben works as a water plant supervisor at the University of...
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Feb 23, 2012 · He quickly lost the blue hue and reports that only his nails and lips still turn purple when angry or upset. Stacy lives in Alaska with wife Katherine, and the couple has four children, none of whom carry the genetic marker that has made his family a legend.
- 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, strokeThere is no official record documenting that Martin was actually blue, but he and his wife both carried a recessive gene that gave their son Zachariah Fugate a startling blue color. Martin and Elizabeth had seven children—four of them were blue.
Jan 24, 2022 · “The first two Fugates, married in 1820, both possessed a recessive gene leading to a rare blood disorder that caused half of their children to be born blue.” The photo is not of Benjy Stacy, however. A reverse image search revealed the image originated from a 2008 interview with NBC News’ “ Today .”
Jul 26, 2021 · Ben Zorn and Stacy Santilena tied the knot in a romantic ceremony on Saturday, July 24. “Stacy and I are so ecstatic to finally have our wedding! After delaying it a year and having our baby boy,...
