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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at wildly popular, but completely untrue stories this week

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2015. file photo, people dressed as stormtroopers walk on the red carpet upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in London. Multiple stories on sites resembling local affiliate TV stations have published false casting calls claiming the a Star Wars movie is going to be filmed towns across the United States, interchanging the name of the town and promoting a new movie about a previously unknown planet in the Star Wars universe. The only Star Wars movie in production in May 2017 is the untitled Han Solo Film, which began shooting in January outside London. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2015. file photo, people dressed as stormtroopers walk on the red carpet upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in London. Multiple stories on sites resembling local affiliate TV stations have published false casting calls claiming the a Star Wars movie is going to be filmed towns across the United States, interchanging the name of the town and promoting a new movie about a previously unknown planet in the Star Wars universe. The only Star Wars movie in production in May 2017 is the untitled Han Solo Film, which began shooting in January outside London. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2015. file photo, people dressed as stormtroopers walk on the red carpet upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in London. Multiple stories on sites resembling local affiliate TV stations have published false casting calls claiming the a Star Wars movie is going to be filmed towns across the United States, interchanging the name of the town and promoting a new movie about a previously unknown planet in the Star Wars universe. The only Star Wars movie in production in May 2017 is the untitled Han Solo Film, which began shooting in January outside London. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press 3 min read

A roundup of some of the most wildly popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. AP checked these out; here are the real facts:

NOT REAL: Conservative Icon Ted Nugent Killed In Hunting Accident

THE FACTS: The rocker has been the subject of a death hoax published by numerous sites following his April 19 visit to the White House with Kid Rock and Sarah Palin. The hoax appears to have originated on April 28 from TheLastLineOfDefense.org, a site that includes a disclaimer that all articles are “satirical.” Nugent said in a Facebook Live video the same day that his family was “quite distraught” over the hoax, which he termed “a dirty lie.”

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