An account with a strange face spreading fear to many
For 24 hours, groups and fanpages have been buzzing about the story related to the account named Jonathan Galindo. If you are still an “old-fashioned person” who hasn’t caught up, let me summarize it as follows.
An account named Jonathan Galindo (usually targeting social media platforms popular among young people like Discord, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter…) sends friend requests to everyone.
After that, this account sends another message containing a link that, when clicked, will expose the IP address of your device. Through that, the Jonathan Galindo account will find out your real information and address. And he gives you two choices you must comply with:
– Complete the Blue Whale Challenge
– Or he will assassinate your entire family.
The Blue Whale Challenge was also a trend that caused quite a stir in the community around 2018. This game originated in Russia and then spread to many countries. It requires players to complete a series of challenges at 4 AM for 50 consecutive days.
The levels of this game range from mild and normal to dangerous, such as watching the movie Blue Whale; watching horror movies; drawing blue whale shapes (with a pen) on the body; using knives, blade edges, or sewing needles to create a whale shape on the arms or legs… The highest level of this challenge is suicide.
Similar to this game, Momo Challenge also caused a stir in social media in 2019. Many people were drawn into these challenges. Starting from simple things like telling parents or friends something, to spreading rumors, self-harm, and suicide. About ten teenagers undertook this challenge and died, including a 13-year-old boy in Belgium.
Netizens have witnessed numerous rumors or legends of a horror nature like this. And in reality, many people have followed along out of curiosity or fear. Mexican media reported that this account appeared as a trend and scared many people.
The Momo Challenge also caused a stir on social media in 2019, with one boy dying due to this challenge.
Becoming the “Lord of the Circus” in Vietnam
Netizens are comparing the mysterious account Jonathan Galindo to the dark lord in many countries (especially Mexico), but when it reaches Vietnam, it becomes nothing more than the lord of… the circus with extremely comedic moments.
Showing no fear, many Facebook users actively seek out the Jonathan Galindo account to send friend requests and messages. The content varies greatly, sometimes asking to see nails, other times asking for advice on nose or eye surgery, while some young people boldly threaten the mysterious account “stand TWICE or die” (support TWICE or die)…
Reading these messages is truly no longer frightening, just laugh out loud. Some even expressed frustration that Jonathan Galindo replies slowly, checking inbox like a turtle…
However, whether the mysterious account Jonathan Galindo was created with bad intentions or not, people should still be cautious when using social media. Absolutely do not click on strange links, and limit friend requests from unknown people to avoid bad situations.
The truth behind the creepy rumors
On July 3, a Twitter account named Dusky Sam posted a status admitting that the smiling man with a dog face avatar circulating everywhere is a product of his. This image dates back to 2012-2013.
Specifically, this guy said: “Hello everyone. The Jonathan Galindo account seems to have frightened many young people. The photo and video are actually mine, from 2012-2013. They are purely for entertainment, not like some people recently using it to threaten or bully others.”
He also warned that if you receive a strange message from anyone asking to participate in a game, you should decline. “Don’t let them into your life” – Dusky Sam wrote.
Some other similar works by Dusky Sam.
It seems that artist Dusky Sam is the owner of the photos of the man with the dog face makeup above. And currently, many impersonating accounts with the name Jonathan Galindo and identical avatars have sprouted up.