May 31, 2023 · A series of internet accounts made to resemble a creepy masked man went viral for being connected to a deathly internet challenge in 2020, but the origins of the mans photos tell another story entirely.

"Blue Whale" (Russian: Си́ний кит, romanized: Siniy kit), also known as the "Blue Whale Challenge", is a social network phenomenon dating from 2016 that is claimed to exist in several countries.

Jan 30, 2025 · Jonathan Galindo, also known as Cursed Goofy, is a character depicted as a man wearing a Goofy dog mask and is associated with the Blue Whale Challenge, particularly the resurgence in 2020.

Nov 7, 2024 · The Blue Whale Challenge is a dare-based online “game,” where accounts posing as Galindo target young people and encourage them to complete a list of fifty tasks or fifty days that get...

From 2016 onwards, the game has gained a lot of urban legend status; many creepypasta-style works and other fictional stories have been created, depicting it as a shadowy global network, a major threat to humanity, etc. Others have claimed the entire thing from start to finish is bogus.

Jan 13, 2019 · The "Blue Whale challenge" was reported to be an online "suicide game" aimed at teenagers which set 50 tasks over 50 days. The challenge was alleged to be linked to numerous...

Nov 17, 2022 · The "Blue Whale Challenge" is an internet legend with a disturbing past, and while it's often the topic of discussion, its authenticity is highly refuted. Here's everything to know about it now that it's trending again on social media.

Sep 26, 2023 · Warnings have been issued to parents after a Brit was stabbed to death in Portugal while playing the Blue Whale "suicide challenge". The so-called game, which was allegedly created in Russia...

There are pictures of self-injury, ghosts and horrifying sketches of people bleeding and trying to kill themselves. When this journalist created an account on VKontakte, and asked a few users about...

Aug 2, 2017 · After her death, her family said they found a blue whale painting in her room and numerous drawings indicating that she was harming herself. Georgia Bureau of Investigations also confirmed that...