Crowds gather in Dublin for fake Halloween parade posted on social media

Re:Crowds gather in Dublin for fake Halloween parade posted ... by firefax on Friday November 01, 2024 @10:48AM (#42017441)

I mean, it's not fake, just unpermitted?

Even here in the states, where it's my understanding is a bit looser with rules on gatherings you can't block traffic w/o a permit.

So... someone put out advertising for a parade and never got the permit? Why the front page?

You could have done this in the 90s with flyers, payphones and word of mouth, it's a bit weird to overemphasize the "social media" aspect.

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Re:Crowds gather in Dublin for fake Halloween parade posted ... by pavel_lishin on Friday November 01, 2024 @11:15AM (#42017711)

> So... someone put out advertising for a parade and never got the permit? Why the front page?

Because there was no parade, and allegedly this "advert" was a result of AI-generated slop.

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Re:Crowds gather in Dublin for fake Halloween parade posted ... by AStonesThrow on Friday November 01, 2024 @12:23PM (#42018574)

Or there was a parade last year, and the promotions included real footage, but sorta left out the (2023). Happens all the time on HN.

Also, the organisers were busy in another county with a real thing.

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Re:Crowds gather in Dublin for fake Halloween parade posted ... by jannyfer on Friday November 01, 2024 @02:24PM (#42020021)

Where do you see the unpermitted parade?

There was no parade at all.

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Re:Crowds gather in Dublin for fake Halloween parade posted ... by necovek on Monday November 04, 2024 @01:38AM (#42039100)

I am guessing they meant unpermitted "gathering": a large group of people assembling in a public space.

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