Ding dong, "Momo" is dead, but not if you ask Buzzfeed, or the legions of parents, police and educators who are still warning about the mythical online menace. On March 6, Buzzfeed staffers fanned out ...
Two youths in Colombia reportedly committed suicide in late August as the sick "Momo suicide challenge" continues to spread worldwide. A 12-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy took their own lives, ...
Editor's note: This article features disturbing content and mentions of suicide. Police and schools are issuing warnings to parents on social media after a popular WhatsApp challenge has resurfaced in ...
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...
Australia's internet safety watchdog has warned parents to limit their child's exposure to "harmful" online content amid a rash of viral scare stories about the internet phenomenon Momo. The Momo ...
Following a flurry of scare stories, some schools have warned parents about the "momo challenge" - but fact-checkers say it is a hoax. The original tale said a character with bulging eyes would "hack" ...
A 12-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy are said to have killed themselves after playing the sick WhatsApp suicide challenge game Momo. The tragic deaths happened within the space of just 48 hours in ...