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The 2016 clown sightings, also known as the "Creepy Clown Craze", are a series of sightings of people dressed as an evil clown first reported in the United States and subsequently in other Western countries, from August 2016.
The clown sightings were first reported in the US state of South Carolina. By mid-October 2016 they had been reported in nearly all US states, nine out of thirteen provinces and territories of Canada, and eighteen other countries.
While some sightings lacked evidence of criminal activity, others led to arrests. Some people were cited or arrested for making violent clown threats to schools, and some clown incidents involved robberies and assaults on children and adults.
By mid-October 2016, in the wake of hundreds of "clown sightings" in the United States and Canada, the phenomenon had spread from North America to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.
The clown sightings were first reported in the US state of South Carolina. By mid-October 2016 they had been reported in nearly all US states, nine out of thirteen provinces and territories of Canada, and eighteen other countries.
While some sightings lacked evidence of criminal activity, others led to arrests. Some people were cited or arrested for making violent clown threats to schools, and some clown incidents involved robberies and assaults on children and adults.
By mid-October 2016, in the wake of hundreds of "clown sightings" in the United States and Canada, the phenomenon had spread from North America to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.
Discussion
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- Do you find clowns funny or scary? Why?
- Why do you think this craze began?
- Would you get scared if you saw a creepy clown in the street? Why or why not?
- What are other cases of mass hysteria that you know about?
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