That Ammon Bundy Twitter Account Is A Hoax

Ammon Bundy, one of the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, speaks with reporters during a news conference at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, near Burns, Ore. The group calls itse... Ammon Bundy, one of the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, speaks with reporters during a news conference at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, near Burns, Ore. The group calls itself Citizens for Constitutional Freedom and has sent a "demand for redress" to local, state and federal officials. Armed protesters took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday after participating in a peaceful rally over the prison sentences of local ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) MORE LESS
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UPDATE: Jan. 6, 2015, 2:27 PM ET

A Twitter account claiming to be Oregon militia occupation ringleader Ammon Bundy was revealed as a hoax to punk the mainstream media, the account tweeted Wednesday afternoon.

@Ammon_Bundy tweeted: “Now that I proved the MSM will fall for anything you can all follow me on my other acct. @SaintNegro29.” The account then retweeted racist taunts from another user.

The unveiling came after much coverage around a tweet purportedly from Bundy comparing the self-styled militiamen to famed civil rights activist Rosa Parks, which was met with a torrent of criticism and coverage from numerous media organizations reporting the tweets had come from the real Bundy.

“I don’t have a tweet account, but from what I hear he is doing a pretty good job,” Bundy said in press conference on Wednesday.

Reporters on the scene in Burns, Oregon had earlier cast doubts that Bundy was running the account himself.

In an email to TPM, a Twitter spokesman said the company’s policy is not to comment on individual accounts for privacy and security reasons, but sent along a link to a Gizmodo story that contends the account is fake and mocks media outlets treating it otherwise.

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  1. But Rosa did not travel a thousand miles to make a stand, she did not pre-plan her media strategy, and (most important) she was not armed.

  2. @Ammon_Bundy tweeted Tuesday night: “We are doing the same thing as Rosa Parks did. We are standing up against bad laws which dehumanize us and destroy our freedom.”

    Hey! See that big grey thing passing below you there? The thing with the fin?

  3. Rosa Parks was an intelligent and brave woman… she knew what she was doing and the significance of her actions.
    This “shit for brains” is a coward, has demonstrated his lack of intelligent and cohesive thought, and has no clue or plan regarding his disjointed actions…
    Dad must be proud

  4. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    It’s not a race thing…Ammon, deep down, just wants to wear a kicky skirt with a cute sweater and ride a bus.

  5. And glasses! Don’t forget the glasses. You know what they say about girls who wear glasses.

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