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 ...

The Momo Challenge first popped up a few years ago and is now resurfacing. wtvd NEW YORK -- The latest parental panic on social media - over a purported challenge for kids to complete harmful tasks - ...

Momo appears to be another example not of dangerous behavior going viral, but of a hoax going viral. It’s what youth advocate Anne Collier calls a “viral media scare.” These are the “razor blades in ...

Momo is not real. Kids being scared after seeing a picture of a freaky statue designed by a special effects company, that’s real. Parents being alarmed after noticing a clip with instructions on how ...

Momo's story starts in 2016, when Japanese artist Keisuke Aiso, head of Link Factory special effects company, created a sculpture he called Mother Bird and exhibited it at Vanilla Gallery in Tokyo.

Facebook pages of local police departments, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, and even email blasts from principals to concerned parents across the U.S. warned of a viral meme that claimed children ...