Momo: New media reports try to scare parents over bizarre character despite admitting it is not real

Media reports are attempting to suggest that the strange "Momo" character has returned, despite it not actually existing. A flurry of reports over the last day or so have focused on suggestions that the character is appearing in "baby shark" videos in an attempt to terrify the children watching them, and convince them to engage in dangerous behaviour. While it may be true that there the image has appeared in one or some of those videos, they have probably been watched by very few people. What's more, the character does not actually exist – the model that the infamous picture shows was destroyed after it rotted – which means the stories actually only refer to somebody inserting the horrifying image into videos rather than anything supernatural. We'll tell you what's true.