When talking to The Sun in 2019, Keisuke assured anyone who might still fear Momo that the sculpture had been destroyed. "It doesn’t exist anymore, it was never meant to last. It was rotten and ...

It was reported as a hoax, but for the safety of students, the Clays­burg-Kimmel and Holli­days­­­burg Area school districts notified parents about the Momo Challenge circulating online.