Oregon Duck is getting added to Fortnite

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Oregon Duck being added Fortnite

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This is not true. In the user's bio, they stated that they are a satire/ parody page. From my knowledge, Fortnight has not collaborated with any Universities as well. If you look up anything that involves the Oregon Duck's mascot and Fortnite nothing comes up.

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This claim in satirical and is proven to be satirical by the content creator who posted it. The biography of the account states: "Lieutenant in the Meme Wars, Serving up Duck Parodies // Memes // Satire with a little Thirst" (https://twitter.com/ThirstyyDuck) which is a direct clue to how the post about the Oregon Duck being an added character tp Fortnite is false and is a parody.

Answer 1

FALSE: When you click on the account "Thirsty Duck" that published this information right in the bio, it says "Duck parodies." This account is known publicly for being a meme page and not being truthful. In addition, when doing a basic google search for this information there is nothing other than what this account posted.

Answer 2

This claim is false. Although the NFL is partnered with Fortnite in adding "skins" to the characters, the Oregon Duck is not being added to the list of skins. The X account, ThirstyyDuck originated the post in Feb. of 2024, with the caption "The ONLY deserving mascot to be featured on Fortnite, Don’t be jealous that yours can’t make the cut." However, this is not true. The account is known for posting false information. The account's bio states, "Lieutenant in the Meme Wars, Serving up Duck Parodies // Memes // Satire with a little Thirst." A commenter asked, "Wait when is this happening? I haven't played in years but I'll logon for this," to which Thirsty Duck responded, "Sorry for the false news I doodled this up. But with this kind of reaction perhaps @FNCreate should consider this." 

Answer 3

The idea that Fortnite will feature the Duck mascot of the University of Oregon is unfounded and has not been supported by any credible research. Even though an article mentions how much the football players in Oregon are enjoying the game, this graphic—which was added by a user on Twitter—does not have the authority to support this assertion.

https://www.dailyemerald.com/sports/football/inside-oregon-football-s-fortnite-addiction/article_83a6e63a-69d4-55d3-b690-15c76a040594.html

Answer 4

This is False. The user who posted this has a history of humor and memes on their page and put no evidence that the duck was being added to Fortnite. I looked up the claim and found 0 articles addressing it meaning the user either heard it from an outside source or completely made it up. https://x.com/DuckDiddler/status/1759775439889768923?s=42

Answer 5

This is a very false statement. Although it would be very cool Fortnite has yet to post it and he is the only man who has posted about anything about it. He also posted this is February and Fortnite still has not released it.Overall its just fan spreading this lie about the skin. Upon examining the image, it's clear that the original source is from the Thirstyy Duck account. A search for "Oregon Duck added to Fortnite" reveals no evidence of any collaboration between the University and Fortnite, indicating that this claim is indeed false.

 

Answer 6

This claim is false, as the "X" user @DuckDiddler says "The ONLY deserving mascot to be featured on Fortnite, Don't be jealous that yours can't make the cut." From my experience, Fortnite has not collaborated with any college programs and their mascotts to make skins, emotes, or anything considered with any Universities. Even if you look up Fortnite + Oregon Ducks Mascot nothing comes up.

Answer 7

The claim that was originally told by Kelley_Walcott that “the Oregon Duck is Being Added to Fortnite” is false, but a great idea for advertising and attracting a crowd. The “X” account @DuckDiddler says “The ONLY deserving mascot to be featured on Fortnite. Don’t be jealous that yours can’t make the cut.” This doesn’t mean that the mascot is being added, only an opinion that the duck should be the only deserving mascot to be featured in the game. This is by far a false claim.

Answer 8

This is a claim coming straight from a twitter post. This is completely false due to Fortnite having no collaboration with any colleges or universities. As well as Epic Games (the creator company of Fortnite) not having released any information surrounding the Oregon Duck. When looking deeper into the page where this was posted we can see it comes from an Oregon fan creating parody and prank content idolizing the team of UO. Twitter is a social media platform where anyone can post anything they’d like, making it completely unreliable. When looking this claim up online the News Detective claim that I am reading is the first thing to pop up. No other information has been found, so with that being said this claim is False.

Answer 9

The claim that the University of Oregon's mascot Puddles the duck is being added to Fortnite is false. The X account(Thirstyyy Duck) the post was made on is a meme page that regularly posts satiric content. They posted their own version of what Puddles would look like in the game, but it had no sort of affiliation to Fortnite. Fortnite OG did a collaboration with the University's football team, however the addition of a Puddles character did not ever occur. https://www.tiktok.com/@houseofhighlights/video/7449125284881648938

https://x.com/RizzyDuck/status/1759775439889768923?s=42

Answer 10

Unfortunately, this is false. The X user who published the claim, @RizzyDuck, can confidently be assumed to be a parody account (their bio says "[m]y pronouns are Quack/Attack"). Many of their posts are satirical in nature, and feature use of edited images (like the one used in the original post showing the Fortnite skin of the Duck). Further, a quick Google search will show zero mention of a collaboration effort between the University of Oregon and Fortnite--lack of a source here is almost as good as having one. Should anything like this every come to fruition, there would be plenty of media surrounding it.