'They are all lies' - Daniel O'Donnell warns fans of fake accounts on Facebook

Daniel O'Donnell has hit out at scammers on social media with a warning to his fans over fake accounts pretending to be him.

In a post on Facebook, Daniel's niece/personal assistant Trish told fans these fake accounts, that had made AI generated images of the country music star with sensationalist headlines, were "all lies".

Some headlines went as far to say his sister, Margo, had been hospitalized, along with fake pictures of Daniel crying.

The post said,

"Can I please ask you not to engage with any of these fake pages. They are all lies, photos that have been altered. All to get people to click into them. The only pages you ever need to read official news from is this page. Trish."

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The Donegal native recently announced he would be taking a break from touring to some health challenges he has experienced in the last few years, although he has assured fans he is not retiring and this is just a "temporary setback".

Speaking to the Sunday World, the 63-year-old said he was in good health but struggles with recurrent chest problems, especially when touring extensively.

"I've been fine doing the recent shows and I intend to complete all the shows that are currently booked up to the end of this year", he said, "I'm looking forward to them, but I just felt I needed to take a break and recharge my batteries after this year.

"Because we're doing shows for the rest of 2025 in Ireland, the UK and America, I decided to make the announcement now so that if people wanted to get out and see a show before I take a break they are getting enough notice.

"For the past number of years I've had frequent chest issues, which wouldn't have bothered me if I wasn't singing", he continued, "Loads of people have what I have and it doesn't bother them one bit.

"I function absolutely perfectly with the issues as well and I'm otherwise in perfect health. But because I'm singing it's more difficult with those problems.

"I haven't made this decision because of ill-health or anything, it's because I just feel that the continuous touring is not suiting me now and I need to figure out what to do", he added.