The complete, true story of Charlie Charlie, the ‘demonic’ teen game overtaking the Internet

 

“Charlie Charlie,” a game/Internet urban legend of sudden and inexplicable popularity, surged to the top of the global social media charts this weekend after kicking around on the Spanish-language Internet for much of eternity. As of this writing, #CharlieCharlieChallenge has been tweeted more than 1.6 million times. More people are Googling “Charlie Charlie” than virtually any other news event.

What’s all this about?! Below, our no-nonsense explainer for the old/unimpressed.

The complete, true story of Charlie Charlie, the ‘demonic’ teen game overtaking the Internet - The Washington Post