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Blue Whale Hoax

urban legend about the existence of a game on the Russophonic internet that allegedly incites teenagers to commit suicide
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Blue Whale Hoax

Summary

Blue Whale Hoax is a fictional game[1]. It draws 12,602 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_game category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blue Whale Hoax's instance of is recorded as fictional game[3].
  • Blue Whale Hoax's instance of is recorded as canard[4].
  • Blue Whale Hoax's instance of is recorded as urban legend[5].
  • cetacean stranding is named after Blue Whale Hoax[6].
  • Blue Whale Hoax is a type of cyberbullying[7].
  • 2015 marks the founding of Blue Whale Hoax[8].
  • Blue Whale Hoax's facet of is recorded as Gruppy smerti (18+)[9].
  • Blue Whale Hoax's facet of is recorded as inducement to suicide[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fictional game[3], canard[4], and urban legend[5]. Blue Whale Hoax is a type of cyberbullying[7].

Origins

cetacean stranding is named after Blue Whale Hoax[6]. 2015 marks the founding of it[8].

Why It Matters

Blue Whale Hoax draws 12,602 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_game category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ~2026-16412-18 · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → ['Q159', 'Q114', 'Q79', 'Q843', 'Q399', 'Q155', 'Q142', 'Q668', 'Q664']
    Influenced by → ['Q65153518', 'Q2997032']
    Instance of → fictional game, canard, urban legend
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2914277]]"
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