Has Scott Cawthon died? Viral contribution exposes

A tweet on social media on Thursday, March 6, and claims that video game developer Scott Cawthon died at the age of 46. One tweet was dated on March 4 and comes from @cawthonmedias, while the other of March 6th and posted by @images_i_hat2.

Both tweets achieved over 1.8 million views on X and comments from the video game community, who tried to confirm the authenticity of the claim.

However, Scott's family has not shared an official explanation of his health or death. In a similar way, no other media have published reports on this matter. A community note at @images_i_hat2s tweet made the claim that the Creator of five nights at Freddy's has died.

People flooded X to inquire whether the video game developer was actually dead. Some accepted the news and began to spread them further.

“Is that real? … I have to spread the word,” commented one person.

Despite the turmoil, many pointed out humorously that Scott was alive. An X user explained that if he had died, this would have been updated on Google.

“Scott Cawthon is not dead. It is a rumor,” said another.

In July 2023, a similar rumor appeared on X that started FNAF fans as a joke. On July 24, 2023, the user published @Devsprings that Freddy Fazebear Scott on the Set killed it Five nights at Freddy's Film.

Freddy Fazebar is the title character in Scott's game and also serves as an antagonist. Fatebar is a mascot in the pizzeria in the game and attacks night goods during the night. The game revolves around the guards who try to survive the mascot's hunts for five consecutive nights.

Scott Cawthon withdrew from game development in 2021

The Scott Cawthon, born in Houston, Texas, made a name for himself in the video game community with his commercial hit Five nights at Freddy's. In 2014 he published the first two series of the franchise franchise company. In the course of seven years to 2021, the series expanded eight more installments and three spin-offs. Scott also produced a film of the same name that was published in 2023.

On June 17, 2021, Scott Cawthon announced his resignation of game design and development. On his website, he informed the fans that he had resigned from the development of public games, but would continue to create games unofficially for his children. Scott said he would hand over the franchise to someone to whom he trusted.

Scott explained that he had worked on the game when he was in the mid -1930s and approached his mid -1940s.

“It is clear to me that I miss a lot of things that I had to concentrate on before FNAF became so successful. I miss playing games for my children, I only miss it for fun, and I miss it, although I stink about it. All of this is to say that I am retired,” he said.

Scott recognized the support he received from the LGBTQ community at the time, probably back to the Republican Party of his donation. According to reports, Scott Cawthon has been financially supported by some Republican politicians, including Donald Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell.

He was faced with Reddit because of his political inclinations and was accused of homophobia. However, the creator replied to the criticism and claimed that he supported Trump because he believed that the man was the best choice for the American economy and security.