An AI-generated car crash on Facebook. January 20, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online
FOX VALLEY, Wis. (WTAQ-WLUK) — Artificial intelligence-generated content is all over social media these days.
When scrolling through your feeds, you may come across videos showing vehicles sliding out of control on a snowy highway. But officials warn some of those videos are fake and were created using artificial intelligence.
Some include a small disclaimer at the bottom of a long caption. Others don’t.
“With AI videos being more and more prevalent on the internet and social media, that’s something that agencies and communities are going to have to start preparing for,” said Menasha Police Community Liaison Officer Matthew Roe. “We can help educate the community on how to determine, ‘Is this real? Is this fake?’”
While currently it seems there are not any prevalent AI videos depicting such scenes in Northeast Wisconsin, that’s not to say they aren’t out there.
Officer Joe Benoit with the Neenah Police Department said as of now, videos like this shouldn’t impact their daily operations.
“If somebody calls our department because they’re concerned about a crash, whether that’s an actual crash or one of these AI-generated things, we would advise them if there was a road blockage or a detour established, but beyond that, we wouldn’t be providing any information,” he explained.
Doug Raflik operates the Fond du Lac County breaking news Facebook page. He said this type of content can stir up chaos online.
“It’s ridiculous. It’s amazing the quality that AI can come up with, and I’m fascinated by it. But for people to share it and be misleading with it, unacceptable,” Raflik said. “I don’t want to tell people not to share stuff. It’s their business. But keep in mind, you kind of look like an idiot when it does turn out to be fake and you were the one saying, ‘Hey, look at this, this is it.’”
The Neenah Police Department said it has seen other AI-generated content in our area, including phone call scams using loved ones’ voices.
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