<description>&lt;p&gt;The&amp;nbsp;Labubu&amp;nbsp;craze&amp;nbsp;might be baffling to some, but their relentless popularity&amp;nbsp;has led to&amp;nbsp;a thriving black market for&amp;nbsp;counterfeits, or &amp;ldquo;Lafufus&amp;rdquo;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This week on The Yarn, reporter Ashleigh Wyss explains how these low-quality fakes could be putting kids in danger. Her investigation on this issue was copublished by The Citizen and CHOICE.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.choice.com.au/babies-and-kids/children-and-safety/toys-and-safety-at-play/articles/labubu-warning"&gt;Ashleigh's investigation for CHOICE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Yarn

Centre for Advancing Journalism

Labubu Warning

OCT 28, 202513 MIN
The Yarn

Labubu Warning

OCT 28, 202513 MIN

Description

The Labubu craze might be baffling to some, but their relentless popularity has led to a thriving black market for counterfeits, or “Lafufus”. 

This week on The Yarn, reporter Ashleigh Wyss explains how these low-quality fakes could be putting kids in danger. Her investigation on this issue was copublished by The Citizen and CHOICE.

Show Notes

Ashleigh's investigation for CHOICE

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