This fake game will scare parents
- The May 13, 2015
Title and frightening warnings from police departments all over the world was - but there is no evidence that the means of social communication "game", which promotes children to disappear just a rumor is nothing left hand.
The first suspected case resurfaced in northern France in late April. A 13 year old girl named Emma disappeared from his home, but was found three days later. According to local media, Emma told police he had playing the "Game 72" - challenging the social networks in which children seemed to disappear from their friends 72 hours.
The story was picked up by other outlets in France and when the local English-language website reported the British media and Americans were not far away. Facebook message - reduced or removed later - warned parents about the game and was shared thousands of times.
Only one problem - not verify the story of Emma. François Perain, Valenciennes prosecutor, the district where the incident occurred, told the BBC Trending game "seems to be an excuse."
"In fact, we believe that Emma joined with someone when he escaped and was the main reason for his escape," he said via email.
"Everything indicates that the game (which can be imaginary), is the explanation that Emma gave as the reason she ran away, and the protection of person, you'll be satisfied. This person is wanted by the police," said he.
Other questions were collected from the local that mentions the view of an expert who was the "game" kidding, and the reports of the other French newspapers, but the notes were sought some skepticism breathless reports in English.
Police around the world have warned parents about the game - for example, this tweet from a police station in Massachusetts. Including the disappearance of two teenage girls in Essex last week - and other cases were brought the wrong trend associated. Essex Police said Trending But there was no relationship between "game" and a lack of young people. Products that cited connect a quote from a neighbor who suspected that his death "could be part of this new trend in the region," - and not the police or other sources. Trending BBC unable to track the neighbors.
And for a "game", which is supposedly most impressive, there is little discussion about social media. More SEO articles - a few hundred Tweets have arrived in the "game". Search for Facebook in English and French vomiting relatively few successes - again more Link to media reports. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which runs the most famous line of UK assistance to children, said Trending receive calls via the "game".
Some of the coverage of the "game" compared to other trends such neknomination - the viral challenge, where people huddled friends to complete a dangerous shock and / or alcohol-related. But while neknomination was a real thing - as other potentially dangerous, such as the "cinnamon challenge" games - "Game 72" seems to be nothing more than a rumor lost in the translation.
Blog Mike Wendling
Translation by Arlene Gregorius
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