Celebrity Myth Pop-Culture
BUSTED Comprehensively false

Stevie Wonder Is Not Actually Blind

Stevie Wonder has been blind since infancy; documented medical fact

✗ The myth everyone repeats

Stevie Wonder is not actually blind and fakes his blindness for public sympathy.

✓ What is actually true

Stevie Wonder is genuinely blind, having lost his sight due to retinopathy of prematurity while in the hospital shortly after birth. His blindness is well-documented by medical professionals and confirmed by family members. He has been blind since infancy. Internet conspiracy theories claiming he fakes his blindness are baseless and rely on isolated moments or video footage taken out of context.

Believed 1950โ€“2025
Year Revised 2010
Why Changed Never True
Confidence Fully Debunked
Region Worldwide

Reception

5/10
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The receipts 2 sources
  1. Wikipedia: Stevie WonderPRIMARY
  2. Snopes: Stevie WonderREFERENCE

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