Two Men Discover They Were Switched at Birth After 40 Years
WHO:
CBS News - Two men, Jeremy Morrison and Kyle Bylin, claim they were switched at birth.
Fox News - Unity Medical Center in North Dakota is the hospital involved in the case.
WHAT:
Fox News - The lawsuit was filed in state court last week.
Fox News - Bylin described the revelation of being switched at birth as "absolutely mind-blowing."
Fox News - Bylin stated, "We knew the DNA trail didn’t make sense, but to find out you’ve been switched at birth is a huge revelation."
Fox News - Morrison recalled having long-standing doubts about his identity, saying, "I kind of had a feeling inside that I was adopted or, you know, she stole me or something like that."
Fox News - Both men are focusing on raising awareness of their situation. Bylin added, "We’re just trying to raise awareness of this situation."
Fox News - The hospital claims no existing records from the time of the switch.
Fox News - Unity Medical Center conducted an internal review that found no evidence showing hospital personnel were at fault.
Fox News - The hospital did not dispute that the swap occurred.
Fox News - Bylin stated, "Do I feel like I lost the ability to truly connect with my biological parents? Absolutely."
Fox News - Morrison expressed, "[My parents] will always be my parents. A DNA test isn’t going to change 38 years of memories overnight."
Fox News - Morrison noted, "There are no plans in the works right now," regarding meeting Bylin in person.
CBS News - The men are demanding answers from the hospital regarding their switch at birth.
Fox News - Morrison and Bylin are suing Unity Medical Center for emotional distress and medical malpractice.
Fox News - The lawsuit claims the hospital's negligence robbed them of the lives they were meant to live.
Fox News - The mix-up was uncovered when Bylin received a DNA test that showed no genetic match to his family.
WHERE:
Fox News - The incident occurred at Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota.
WHEN:
Fox News - Morrison and Bylin were born on January 26, 1988.
Fox News - The discovery of the switch occurred two years prior to the article's publication.
WHY:
Fox News - The men believe the hospital's negligence led to their switch at birth.
HOW:
Fox News - Both men have since met their respective biological parents.
Fox News - The switch was revealed through a direct-to-consumer genetic test received by Bylin as a gift.
Fox News - Subsequent DNA testing confirmed that Morrison and Bylin had been raised by each other's biological families.
(UPDATED July 25, 2026 00:18 UTC)
A lawsuit has been filed in state court regarding a shocking revelation that two men, Bylin and Morrison, were switched at birth. Bylin described this discovery as "absolutely mind-blowing," while Morrison shared his long-standing doubts about his identity, saying he always felt he might have been adopted. Both men are now focusing on raising awareness of their situation, with Bylin emphasizing, "We’re just trying to raise awareness of this situation."
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(UPDATED July 24, 2026 18:25 UTC)
Unity Medical Center has conducted an internal review and found no evidence of fault among its personnel, although the hospital does not dispute that a switch of patients occurred. Bylin expressed his feelings about the situation, stating, "Do I feel like I lost the ability to truly connect with my biological parents? Absolutely," while Morrison added, "[My parents] will always be my parents. A DNA test isn’t going to change 38 years of memories overnight," and noted that there are currently no plans for him to meet Bylin in person. Both men have since met their respective biological parents.
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(UPDATED July 24, 2026 14:39 UTC)
In a shocking revelation, two men, Jeremy Morrison and Kyle Bylin, are claiming they were switched at birth while born at Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota. The men are now suing the hospital for emotional distress and medical malpractice, alleging that the hospital's negligence robbed them of the lives they were meant to live, a claim that surfaced after Bylin received a DNA test revealing no genetic match to his family. Subsequent testing confirmed that both men had been raised by each other's biological families, leading them to demand answers from the hospital regarding this life-altering mix-up.