Momo Challenge: Artist who created creepy sculpture used in online challenge says it's been destroyed
![Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax | The Japan Times Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax | The Japan Times](https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/n-momo-a-20190307.jpg)
Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax | The Japan Times
![Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax | The Japan Times Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax | The Japan Times](https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/n-momo-c-20190307.jpg)
Japanese artist behind ghastly creature in viral 'Momo Challenge' baffled by disturbing hoax | The Japan Times
Momo Challenge: Artist who created creepy sculpture used in online challenge says it's been destroyed
![Keisuke Aiso's Ubume Sculpture that was Missappropriated as the Face of the Momo Hoax | Spoon & Tamago Keisuke Aiso's Ubume Sculpture that was Missappropriated as the Face of the Momo Hoax | Spoon & Tamago](https://www.spoon-tamago.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yusuke-aizawa-ubume-top.jpg)
Keisuke Aiso's Ubume Sculpture that was Missappropriated as the Face of the Momo Hoax | Spoon & Tamago
![The Momo challenge is a hoax. But the online culture and financial rewards that made it seem feasible are scary. The Momo challenge is a hoax. But the online culture and financial rewards that made it seem feasible are scary.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/newscms/2019_09/2771121/190301-mother-bird-mn-1515.jpg)
The Momo challenge is a hoax. But the online culture and financial rewards that made it seem feasible are scary.
![Nine-year-olds caught in terrifying online 'Momo challenge' | Augusta-Margaret River Mail | Margaret River, WA Nine-year-olds caught in terrifying online 'Momo challenge' | Augusta-Margaret River Mail | Margaret River, WA](https://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/rdPnbxNSt95RbDXSGgzrdz/36787bd1-a095-4247-9449-5b4a6e263868.PNG/r0_4_1011_572_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Nine-year-olds caught in terrifying online 'Momo challenge' | Augusta-Margaret River Mail | Margaret River, WA
![Momo character destroyed after it rotted into even more horrifying state, creator says | The Independent | The Independent Momo character destroyed after it rotted into even more horrifying state, creator says | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/03/04/14/momo.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=crop)