A Pakistan-based company has issued an apology after mistakenly advertising a non-existent Halloween parade in Dublin, Ireland. according to GuardianThe error, described as “human error”, left thousands waiting for the event on a main street in the Irish capital on Thursday. A viral video shows people crowding both sides of O’Connell Street for an alleged procession of giant Halloween puppets created by Galway performance company MacNas, one of Ireland’s most famous theater groups.
Sharing the video on O’Connell Street in Dublin city.”
Take a look at the video:
The SCAM Halloween Parade in Dublin city center (everyone was haunted?) certainly attracted thousands, possibly 10’s of thousands, of attendees.
It took place at the top of O’Connell Street in Dublin city on 31 October at 7 pm.#HalloweenParade #fraud pic.twitter.com/ldt2Skr2CI
-Bertie Brosnan (@BrosnanBertie) 31 October 2024
according to GuardianCrowds turned out to see the event, which was listed on the My Spirit Halloween website. It falsely advertised that the Macanas Parade would take place on Thursday between 7pm and 9pm. However, when the crowd reached the venue, Dublin Police began to disperse, saying that no such event was taking place.
The company that created the website later clarified that it was a simple human error. It was reported that a member of his team had accidentally copied the notice for last year’s event and inserted it into this year’s calendar.
The website collects content from around the world. The misleading information went viral on social media and was even ranked high in Google searches ahead of Halloween.
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Guardian The Pakistan-based man behind the site has apologized, saying he was “sad” and “embarrassed”, the report said. “We are extremely embarrassed and extremely saddened and deeply saddened,” Nazir Ali said.
He said, “It was our mistake and we should have double-checked it to make sure that’s what was happening. But the newspapers are reporting that we posted it on purpose and that’s very, very wrong.”
However, the error has sparked discussion about the dangers of misinformation and AI deepfakes. On social media, one user said she laughed at the “Ake Parade story”, however, she said it showed “how easy it is to spread misinformation”.
Another user said, “It’s just Halloween, now think about how many people are misinformed online about other issues.”
“It was funny enough, but suddenly when it turns into something more serious and people are putting AI images of me, for example, saying something I would never say that is contrary to my values, it’s something that Not too far off the horizon,” said Gary Gannon, a member of parliament.
