The Cat in the Hat has become TikTok’s latest horror icon, with AI generated images turning a bizarre meme into real world school threats.

A 'Cat in the Hat' trend, similar to the 2016 clown scare, has gone viral on social media and has led to increased school security and teen arrests.

The Tennessee Department of Safety says it is tracking a "Cat in the Hat" AI trend that targets children and schools through disturbing online posts.

A CREEPY social media trend has authorities on alert as threats are being made against children, schools and communities using the Cat in the Hat. The Dr Seuss character is not quite having ...

Of all the characters you might expect to trigger school closures and police investigations, the Cat in the Hat probably would not be high on the list. Yet a creepy internet reinvention of the Dr.

Several teenagers have now been arrested or charged over posts connected to the trend.