{"id":654221,"date":"2026-10-14T06:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/654221\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T06:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:52:16","slug":"string-of-ai-posts-featuring-late-glen-hansard-cause-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/654221\/","title":{"rendered":"String of AI posts featuring late Glen Hansard cause outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social media users have been left outraged after encountering a string of AI-generated posts of Glen Hansard<\/a> on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The posts have been appearing on X, typically showing an AI-generated video of Glen Hansard playing guitar and singing alongside a mysterious duffel bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All of the posts are also accompanied by the same caption: \u2018Hmm \u2026 there\u2019s definitely something interesting in there\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"GlenSocial media users have been left confused after encountering a string of AI-generated posts of Glen Hansard on X.\u00a0Pic: X<\/p>\n

Beyond being bizarre by nature, the posts are also being criticised for how widespread they are. The Journal<\/a> found at least 15 separate accounts all making the exact same post.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commenting on the bizarre string of posts, one person said: \u2018What are all these posts about what\u2019s in the bag? My timeline is full of it.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m getting really annoyed about this what\u2019s inside the bag ad with Glen Hansard! I haven\u2019t a clue what its about and its swamping my timeline!\u2019 another individual commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyone else\u2019s feed full of weird Glen Hansard “what\u2019s in the bag” links?<\/p>\n

Wtf? https:\/\/t.co\/84FfOm9xp8<\/p>\n

\u2014 Pearse Mac (@TirChonaillAbu) October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The posts all seemingly direct you to a fake Irish Independent article which looks freakishly genuine. It includes the outlet\u2019s branding, header, and style.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This fake article is titled: \u2018Sorry he did what?: The clause in Glen Hansard\u2019s will that silenced the room.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

It then made a number of false accusations around Hansard\u2019s death<\/a> and will, including that the singer passed away on Tuesday, September 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"GlenThe posts all seemingly direct you to a fake Irish Independent article which looks freakishly genuine. It includes the outlet\u2019s branding, header, and style.\u00a0Pic: Arthur Carron\/Collins Photos<\/p>\n

It then claims to have uncovered that the \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 singer had invested in a trading platform that turned \u20ac250 into \u20ac480,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is even a fake letter enclosed within the article that poses as Hansard, urging his wife Maire to invest in the same platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"GettyImagesIt then claims to have uncovered that the \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 singer had invested in a trading platform that turned \u20ac250 into \u20ac480,000.\u00a0Pic: Getty<\/p>\n

While the use of AI to generate a video of the late Glen Hansard may be new, these kinds of investment scams<\/a> are not.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has warned<\/a> about them in the past, stressing that after falling for them, it is nearly impossible to get your money back.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a warning, it said: \u2018Investment scams promise high returns with little risk, using urgency, fake endorsements and secrecy to lure victims and make their offers seem legitimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018They often appear through online ads, social media or fake celebrity promotions. Always check if a firm is regulated on the Central Bank of Ireland register.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Social media users have been left outraged after encountering a string of AI-generated posts of Glen Hansard on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":654222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[220,218,219,61,60,80],"class_list":["post-654221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/654222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}