Doctors warn ‘skull breaker challenge’ on TikTok could be deadly

Published February 20, 2020 9:53pm ET



A new viral trend on TikTok, a video-sharing app popular among young people, has doctors warning it could be fatal.

“The skull breaker challenge,” an online trend that began in Spain, involves three participants standing in a row. While one jumps in the air, the other two kick him or her down to land on their back, neck, and head. One video circulating online features students in Venezuela, prompting a response from their school.

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