claim: ted nugent was killed in a montana hunting accident.
question: ted nugent death hoax
origin: on 28 april 2017, a number of unreliable web sites began publishing stories reporting that rock musician and conservative icon ted nugent had been killed in a hunting accident in montana:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ted nugent, 70’s rocker turned hunting guide and conservative icon, was shot and killed early this morning in a tragic hunting accident. while setting up his tree stand just outside a wildlife reserve in montana, nugent was fired on and hit in the chest by a hunter with a scope nearly a quarter of a mile away who believed he was a brown bear.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  there are no legitimate news reports of any ill fate befalling nugent — in fact, he made a facebook live video with his wife shermane on the same afternoon the death hoax starting circulating, in which they confirmed he is indeed alive and well:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  nugent is famous for his rock career, but has also become an outspoken supporter of conservative political figures, such as former alaska governor sarah palin and president donald trump. he most recently made news when he was pictured alongside palin and fellow rock singer kid rock at the white house, where they all dined with president trump. nugent is also a divisive figure due to comments he has made about former president barack obama and secretary of state hillary clinton that have been characterized as racist, sexist and potentially inciting violence.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  nugent hunts and is an ardent second amendment advocate (he sits on the board of the national rifle association), but he was also the target of a type of fake news known as a “celebrity death hoax.” he was not killed in a montana hunting accident.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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comment: despite rumors that the rocker was killed in a hunting accident in montana, he remains alive and well.
summary: a number of unreliable web sites began publishing stories reporting that rock musician and conservative icon ted nugent had been killed in a hunting accident in montana. there are no legitimate news reports of any ill fate befalling nugent — in fact, he made a facebook live video with his wife shermane on the same afternoon the death hoax starting circulating. he is famous for his rock career, but has also become an outspoken supporter of conservative political figures.