The internet for some weird reason has gotten it into its skull that Alex Dougherty of the Dougherty Dozen is dead, although there could be nothing further from the truth.
The rumor about a death in the Dougherty Dozen has sent many fans of the beloved foster family into panic!
It doesn’t help that Alex, who is one of the most beloved members of the family is the one being targeted by this rumor.
Thankfully, our research of the entire internet and social media landscape has yielded zero indication that there is anything the matter with the Dougherty family.
If you heard that news in that panic and headed here, rest assured that Alex of the Dougherty Dozen is not dead.
If any official communication comes up on that front regarding a change in his status, we will update this page to reflect that.
Who are the Dougherty dozen?
The Dougherty Dozen refers to a wonderful American family of 13 members residing in Pittsford, New York.
Alicia and Josh Dougherty, the parents, have ten children – four biological children and seven adopted children.
The remarkable thing about the Dougherty’s is that they largely adopted children with behavioral and developmental challenges stemming from a condition foisted on them through no choice of their own – fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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FASD refers to a condition that affects children whose mother abused alcohol while pregnant, leading to a wide range of physical and learning disabilities being visited upon the poor child.
The Dougherty’s incredible actions of adopting all these kids and raising them together as a family has thrust them into a sort of celebrity status.
They have built an impressive social media following off that with over 6m followers on TikTok and close to two million followers on Youtube.
Their channels clues the public into the lifestyle that the family leads.
Who is Alex Dougherty?
Alex Dougherty is in many ways the first step towards forming the Dougherty Dozen as he was the first foster child to join the family.
Since then six more have been added – James, Patrick, Bree, twins Jordan and Jason, and Dayshawn.
Alex recently graduated Pittsford-Mendon high school and has built his own following on social media with over 300k followers on TikTok.
As far as we can tell, all is fine and dandy in the Dougherty household, irrespective of what you might have heard on social media.