As with other Internet hoaxes presented as challenges such as " Blue Whale", players are then instructed to perform a succession of tasks; refusal to do so is met with threats and gory pictures. The WHO recommends that you clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water before putting on a mask. After weeks of news coverage about unconfirmed cases and warnings issued by the West Bengal police and the Mumbai police, India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in West Bengal indicated on August 29, 2018, that claims reported in the media about the death of two teens being linked to the Momo Challenge were "far fetched and devoid of any evidence".

The " Momo Challenge" was a hoax and an internet urban legend that was rumored to spread through social media and other outlets. The narrator says, "We promise, Bok Bok is not Momo in a chicken suit," despite also being "a human-bird hybrid that loves the company of children. Loop the elastic straps around your ears and adjust the toggles, if available, so there are no gaps between your face and the mask.It’s a terrifying image and it’s being used as the face of a sick game that has been linked to the suicide of a 12-year-old girl.

Some governments currently recommend wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where social distancing is difficult (e. Despite claims that the phenomenon had reached worldwide proportions in July 2018, the number of actual complaints was relatively small and no law enforcement agency has confirmed that anyone was harmed as a direct result of it. But as pictures were shared around social media the story of its origin quickly became distorted and it was soon associated with the Momo game. Hayashi indicated that it was not her piece, and Internet users identified Link Factory, a Japanese special effects company, as the correct author of the sculpture. After news reports started to outline the link between the Minecraft mod and the Momo Challenge, Microsoft announced it was taking measures to "restrict access to the mod" in question.By September 2018, most phone numbers supposedly associated with "Momo" were out of service and the news coverage of the phenomenon decreased. WhatsApp encouraged its users to block phone numbers engaging in this practice and to report them to the company. After examining the girl’s phone, police are now questioning an 18-year-old the girl allegedly met on social media, local media reports.