M. Moore

S2E5: Clown Sightings of 2016

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Special Guest TigerHussle joins Karen and M to talk about the Clown Sightings of 2016. 
Does anyone remember the constant clowns in the news and sweeping across social media? It seems that there’s more than one wave of clowns…

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Sources

BBC. (2016, October 6). ‘Killer CLOWNS’ in Canada: Why are These sightings spreading? BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37567132.

CBS Interactive. (2016, September 21). Georgia girl, 11, arrested with knife at school says she FEARED clown attacks. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-girl-arrested-knife-school-feared-clown-attacks/.

Chan, M. (2016, October 4). Mob of Penn state Students FLOOD streets to hunt for clowns. Time. https://time.com/4517709/penn-state-clown-hunt/.

Field, C. (2017, October 7). Clowns in woods try to lure children with money, residents say. WYFF. https://www.wyff4.com/article/clowns-in-woods-try-to-lure-children-with-money-residents-say/7024131#.

Haubursin, C. (2016, October 11). Why clowns are the real victims of the clown craze. Vox. https://www.vox.com/2016/10/11/13227812/creepy-clowns-explained.

Maitland, T. A. (2016, October 11). Waikato clown attacks, no laughing matter. Stuff. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/85198339/waikato-clown-attacks-no-laughing-matter.

May, A. (2016, August 4). Creepy clown with BLACK BALLOONS wandering Wisconsin. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/04/creepy-clown-black-balloons-wandering-wisconsin/88063684/.

McGann, H., & Said-Moorhouse, L. (2016, October 10). Creepy clown craze sweeps the globe. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/world/creepy-clown-sightings-global/index.html.

Office of the Press Secretary. (2016, October 4). Press briefing by press Secretary Josh EARNEST, 10/4/2016. National Archives and Records Administration. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/04/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-1042016.

Press, A. (2016, October 3). Police: Virginia TEEN asked clown on social media to kill her teacher. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-virginia-teen-asked-clown-on-social-media-to-kill-her-teacher.

Press, T. A. (2016, September 30). Man arrested in stabbing death of boy with clown mask. pennlive. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/09/man_arrested_in_stabbing_death.html.

Romano, A. (2016, October 12). The great clown Panic of 2016 is a hoax. but the Terrifying side of clowns is real. Vox. https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/12/13122196/clown-panic-hoax-history.

Romano, A. (2016, October 12). The great clown Panic of 2016 is a hoax. but the Terrifying side of clowns is real. Vox. https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/12/13122196/clown-panic-hoax-history.

Wikimedia Foundation. (2021, July 19). 2016 clown sightings. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_clown_sightings.