Impregnated into products such as plastics and fibers used for air & water filters. Silver can be used in a colloidal liquid silver form, but can also be Other uses, can be found in space station and space shuttle water treatment systems. Hospitals water purification of drinking and swimming, and among many Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook.Is commonly used for its antimicrobial effect* in burn & wound care bandage products plastic You can s ubscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. National Cancer Institute, accessed Jan.Science, November 1982, The Blue People of Troublesome Creek.5, 2017, Colloidal Silver Turns You Blue-But Can It Save Your Life? 25, 2013, Internet Sensation 'Papa Smurf' Dies Other Blue People Live On 25, 2020, My dad takes colloidal silver for his health. 24, 2013, Real-life 'Blue Man' dies after heart attack, stroke 20, Fact Check: This is NOT Benjy Stacy, Born With Dark Blue Skin - It's Paul Karason Who Turned Himself Blue 24, FACT CHECK: DOES THIS PHOTO SHOW BENJY STACY, A MAN BORN WITH BLUE SKIN? 21, 2012, Fugates of Kentucky: Skin Bluer than Lake Louise The image shows Paul Karason, whose skin turned blue after ingesting self-prepared silver-based drinks. Our rating: Falseīased on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that an image shows Benjy Stacy from the Fugate family. However, Stacy's skin "lost its blue tint within a few weeks" of his birth and only his lips and fingernails turned blue if he got cold or angry, according to a 1982 account published in the medical journal Science. 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. Jackson in photo playing pool with MLK Jr., actor says The Food and Drug Administration said in 1999 that there was "a lack of adequate data to establish general recognition of the safety and effectiveness of colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts for (over-the-counter) use in the treatment or prevention of any disease."įact check: That's not Samuel L. Karason lived with this condition for more than 15 years, according to "TODAY." He died in 2013 from heart problems. The consumption of silver causes argyria, the permanent discoloration of the skin. He also ingested a drink that contained colloidal silver, a product made of "tiny silver particles suspended in a liquid," according to Mayo Clinic. 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." The image in the Instagram post appears to be a screenshot taken from an interview Karason did on the "TODAY" show with co-host Matt Lauer on Jan. USA TODAY reached out to the social media user who shared the claim for comment. The image shows Paul Karason, a man whose skin turned blue after he used a self-prepared silver-based skin-care product, as independent fact-checking organizations have noted. Variations of this claim have received hundreds of likes on Facebook. The post has generated over 900 likes in the six months since it was published, and it recently regained traction on Instagram. A recently deleted Facebook post shared Jan. Special access for subscribers! Click here to sign up for our fact-check text chat "When Benjy Stacy was born in 1975, nurses were shocked by his dark blue skin - only to learn that he was descended from the Fugate Family of Kentucky that was famous for having blue skin," reads the caption of the post. Social media users are now claiming that a viral image shows one of the Fugate family's descendants.Īn Instagram post shared July 13, 2021, appears to show an image of man with blue skin. The family had a genetic condition called methemoglobinemia in which the body's tissues receive insufficient oxygen, according to the National Cancer Institute. In the 1960s, the Fugate family of Kentucky became well known for their blue-colored skin, which was passed down through multiple generations. Watch Video: 'Slugging': The viral moisturizing hack The claim: Image shows Benjy Stacy from the Fugate family
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