In the victims of celebrity death hoaxes on social media, the latest victim that caused a stir on the internet is Outdoor Boys. Since the news broke, social media platforms have been spreading the news despite fact-checking the news, which caused a rise in the distressing situation on the internet.
What are outdoor boys?
Outdoor Boys is a famous YouTube channel with content on outdoor adventures and family projects that attract people, especially those who are adventure enthusiasts. The channel is owned by Luke Nichols, who was a former lawyer and turned into a Youtuber; he founded the channel with his three sons, including
Tommy, Nate and Jacob.
According to the information on Wikipedia, the YouTube channel Outdoor Boys was launched on May 5, 2015. Since then, it has become a source of attraction and inspiration for audiences and adventure enthusiasts.
In the channel Outdoor Boys, the thrilling outdoor content, including survival skills, hunting, fishing, bushcraft, creative family projects and camping, significantly captivated the audience’s attention. The adventurous outdoor content results in their vast fan following, including 6.28 million YouTube subscribers and more than 1.2 billion views on the adventurous content video.
The main creator of Outdoor Boys, Luke Nichols
Luke Nichols serves as the main creator behind The Outdoor Boys. Luke was a former attorney and now the YouTuber of Channel Outdoor Boys. He graduated from Brigham Young University from 1996 to 2004, where he got a bachelor of science in political science. Later, from 1996 to 2004, he went to George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, where he got a Juris doctorate with a specialization in criminal and immigration law.
From 1997 to 1999, Luke Nichols started working for the church of Jesus Christ as a missionary which spanned almost two years at the church.
Career
After completing NHTSA-based law enforcement training for DUI detection and standardized field sobriety tests, Luke Nichols was selected as one of the few attorneys in Virginia. He also held the distinction of a trained field sobriety test instructor along with expertise in the the utilization of law enforcement speed measurement devices in radar, pacing and lidar. In addition, Nichols was an advocate of DUI/DWI and reckless driving in Virginia.
Luke Nichols had given remarkable dedication as a lawyer and later switched his career towards YouTube. He founded his YouTube channel, outdoor Boys, with his sons and made exciting, adventurous outdoor activity content that has now earned widespread popularity in social media.
Rumors about the death of outdoor boys
On Sunday, January 14, 2024, rumors started to circulate about the death of one of the members of Outdoor Boys; reports revealed that Luke Nichols’s death had been circulating on the internet. Since the news release, it immediately spread like wildfire, with many people concerned about the authenticity of the news. To clear the igniting news, the outdoor boys’ team dismissed the ongoing death rumor and stated that none of their members had died.
The incident provides the role of social media in disseminating and igniting the rumor and also provides a need to refrain from spreading the death news of a celebrity as it greatly affects them and mentally distress a celebrity’s death.
Amelia Warner
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