LET'S GET WEIRD

From u/friend_chips

If I were looking for the White Rabbit, I’d ask the Mad Hatter

You guys have probably been hearing about the Momo challenge a lot. Here’s what it is: 

According to lore, the Momo challenge is a viral game shared on messaging services like WhatsApp that goads young children into violence or even suicide. Images of the devilish bird-lady supposedly pop up with creepy messages and commands that are said to escalate to extreme violence and horror.

Other iterations of the story claim to feature the terrifying image spliced into children’s programs like Peppa Pig or video games like Fortnight in videos posted to YouTube. Even more news reports say the challenge has spread to Snapchat.

But the reality is it’s a viral hoax.

The signature image for Momo is actualy a statue called “Mother Bird,” made by artist Keisuke Aisawa who works with the Japanese special effects company Link Factory. Images of the statue from a gallery display first began circulating as early as 2016. (Source)