The Chinese Spy Balloon

YouTubers fly ‘spy balloon’ above Chinese Embassy in viral London prank.

London police stopped a pair of YouTubers after the duo flew a mock spy balloon above the city's Chinese Embassy sometime last week.

The stunt, which has drawn a combined 1.1 million views on TikTok and YouTube, “got real quite quickly” after armed officers showed up at the scene, Josh Pieters told Insider. #news