FOX VALLEY (WLUK) — AI-generated content is all over social media these days.
As you scroll through your feed, you may come across a video of a vehicle spinning out of control on a snowy highway. But authorities have warned that some of these videos are fake, created using artificial intelligence.
Some include a small disclaimer at the end of the long caption. Others don’t.
“As AI video becomes increasingly prevalent on the internet and social media, agencies and communities must begin to prepare for it,” said Menasha Police Community Liaison Officer Matthew Roe. “We help educate the community on how to determine, ‘Is this real? Is this fake?'”
After a cursory search online, FOX 11 was unable to find any AI crash videos specific to Northeast Wisconsin, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
Officer Joe Benoit of the Neenah Police Department said such videos do not affect the day-to-day operations of the police department at this time.
“If someone calls our department concerned about an accident, whether it’s an actual accident or an AI-generated accident, we’ll advise them if any road closures or detours have been set, but we won’t provide any further information,” he explained.
Doug Raflik runs the Fond du Lac County Breaking News Facebook page. He told FOX 11 this type of content can cause chaos online.
AI-generated car falls on ice on Facebook. January 20, 2026. (WLUK/David Duchamp)
“It’s ridiculous. The quality that AI produces is amazing and I’m fascinated by it. But it’s unacceptable for people to share it and mislead,” Lafric said. “I don’t want to tell people not to share information. That’s their job. But remember, when it turns out to be fake, you kind of look stupid. And you’re the one who said, ‘Look, look at this, this is it.'”
The Neenah Police Department said it has also seen other AI-generated content in the area, including phone scams using the voice of a loved one.
