# Blue Whale Hoax

> urban legend about the existence of a game on the Russophonic internet that allegedly incites teenagers to commit suicide which, despite the lack of evidence, has become a cause for moral panic in Russia.

**Wikidata**: [Q29055131](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29055131)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale_Challenge)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/blue-whale-hoax


## References

1. [Blue Whale: Fears in India over 'viral suicide game' mount as 'government calls for internet giants to ban links to it'](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/blue-whale-suicide-game-latest-news-india-online-viral-internet-google-ban-links-a7954786.html)
2. [Смертельная игра «Синий кит» — большое надувательство](http://www.kazday.kz/2017/02/07/smertelnaya-igra-siniy-kit-bolshoe-naduvatelstvo/)
3. Know Your Meme