The State Police are warning the public that a lurid AI deep fake is no joke.
“The Massachusetts State Police is aware of a social media account using artificially generated content to falsely portray a State Trooper,” a State Police spokesperson said. “We encourage the public to rely on official MSP channels and verified sources for accurate information, and to be cautious of accounts that claim to represent law enforcement without clear verification.”
An Instagram account has posted over 50 videos of an AI-generated State Police trooper since it began in early January. MSP confirmed the account is “not affiliated with the Department in any way.”
The account shows an AI-generated blond, female officer, with the content focused on sexualized material, and has over 74 thousand followers as of Feb. 5. Details in the videos show some inconsistencies, like changes in the supposed officer’s nametag and badge between different posts.
The page was reported as a fraudulent account by State Police through Instagram’s process but remained up as of early Thursday.
The State Police impersonation comes as AI-generated police and public official scams have drawn attention nationwide, with law enforcement officials warning residents of the rampant ability to impersonate trusted people and organizations, clone voices, and more.
The FBI warns that creating synthetic content has been “essentially commoditized and scaled beyond once limited use cases” as tools have gotten easier for a broader customer base across the internet.
“Content consumers can look for: visual distortions and warping in images and video such as unsettling silences and distorted decibels, video inconsistencies or unnatural movement, and poor video, lighting, and audio quality,” the FBI advises. “These inconsistencies may be indicators of synthetic images, particularly in social media profile avatars.”
The Massachusetts State Legislature has at least 20 bills and provisions circulating in the current session seeking to regulate artificial intelligence. On a national scale, some lawmakers introduced legislation, the AI Impersonation Prevention Act of 2025, attempting to ban AI impersonation of any federal officers or employees.
