Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
To any concerned parents reading this: Do not worry. The “Momo challenge” is a recurring viral hoax that has been perpetuated by local news stations and scared parents around the world. This entire cycle of shock, terror, and outrage about Momo previously took place less than a year ago: Last summer, local news outlets across the country reported that the Momo challenge was spreading among teens via WhatsApp. Previously, rumors about the challenge spread throughout Latin America and Spanish-speaking countries.
Status:
"I don't understand. But I don't care, so it works out."
(set 3 days ago)
35,613 posts, read 17,935,039 times
Reputation: 50634
Not so fast.
Snopes doesn't weigh in a one word opinion of whether it's a hoax, (something I've never seen before) but merely describes the story, and goes on to have experts opine that although it's likely to have harmed a few kids, there's no real fear in it being so widespread.
I heard about it on the news this morning. It does sound like it’s a silly hoax that media is simply spreading around. Apparently It has not shown up in any social media sites at all other than as a “ look out for this” sort of thing. Twitter is the absolute worst for getting crap like this started. Let’s let it have a quick death here please.
Status:
"I don't understand. But I don't care, so it works out."
(set 3 days ago)
35,613 posts, read 17,935,039 times
Reputation: 50634
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Geek
This is news created by the media to try and scare us. They do this all the time and have been doing it as long as they have been around.
I agree in principle.
I've seen that recently - that a very salient point is left out, just to stir the turds.
Yesterday, there were two notable stories that were BS.
The story of the Virginia governor's wife giving cotton balls to black school children as a reminder of slavery.
The truth was, it was a large group of school children, and she was giving the tour of the governor's mansion which included a kitchen that was very historic and was actually run by slaves back in the 1800s. She gave the entire group each a cotton ball, and discussed the hardships of slavery and imagine if they themselves were forced to pick cotton. All the kids. Not just the two black children in attendance.
The story about the school in Denver that sent an email to parents about an upcoming school wide assembly about Black History Month. The email included a form that a parent could opt their child out of the assembly and the child would spend that time in the library.
Turns out, ALL school assemblies have an opt-out form, presumedly for kids who can't stand the noise of crowds - I don't know. ALL assemblies at that school have that option. After public outcry, they removed the option from that one assembly.
My teen said this is old junk.
Why the urgency now is anyone's guess.
As usual the adults are late for the party.
Move along nothing to see here.
Teen, yeah. That's why you're supposed to be one to be on things like Facebook. If you let a five-year-old on the Internet unsupervised with no guidance, well, that's a parenting problem. Five-year-olds, especially naive ones who have parents who don't do parenting, are gullible.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
