GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Not all scams are using AI. The Green Bay Police Department learned a current Facebook scam claiming one of its officers died uses the stolen image a real fallen officer.
The officer is identified as Deputy Christopher Taylor of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. He was killed by a drunken driver during a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in 2022. The driver was convicted of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in 2023.
The phony Facebook post says the Green Bay officer was killed by a drunk driver during the Super Bowl and was a Packers fan.
Green Bay police issued a warning last week about the bogus social media post, saying it was circulating in other NFL communities, too. Each version claimed the officer was a fan of that city’s team…