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"Florida’s St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating content involving county schools but had not identified a credible threat, adding, “Out of an abundance of caution, there will be an increased law enforcement presence on school campuses across the county.” Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, also in Florida, said it had received multiple reports of AI posts featuring the Cat in the Hat with threatening messages, but that after “thoroughly reviewing” each report, none were found to be credible. In Ireland, where the trend is thought to have originated, An Garda Síochána, the country’s national police force, shared a post on Instagram dismissing the Cat in the Hat sightings. “Fortunately, we can rule out the issue, which is essentially an AI prompt that places the character into images/videos of familiar places,” it said."

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