Gardaí confirm viral Cat in the Hat AI hoax after images spread across Dublin

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        August 22, 2026

Gardaí confirm viral Cat in the Hat AI hoax after images spread across Dublin

Good Morning Dublin Belt — 2026-08-22

Social media users across Ireland have been left baffled by eerie night-time snaps claiming to show the Cat in the Hat lurking in neighbourhoods, but Gardaí...
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Gardaí confirm viral Cat in the Hat AI hoax after images spread across Dublin
• Social media users across Ireland have been left baffled by eerie night-time snaps claiming to show the Cat in the Hat lurking in neighbourhoods, but Gardaí have now confirmed the images are entirely AI-generated
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