CNN: 'It Remains Unclear Which, If Any, Of The Sightings Are Real'
Videos of a figure walking after dark reached the point where a global newsroom could not tell prank from generated footage.
CNN reported on 25 August 2026 that videos showing a person dressed as the Cat in the Hat roaming streets after dark had spread across social media and prompted responses from police in Ireland and the UK.
The network's own conclusion was the unsettling part: it remained unclear which, if any, of the sightings were real, or whether they were AI-generated.
That ambiguity is the whole engine of this thing. A costume in Kent and a prompt in a chat window produce the same 40 seconds of footage.
Source: CNN, 25 August 2026 — 'The Cat in the Hat is freaking out the internet'
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