‘There is no threat’: Stark County sheriff warns fake school threat was AI-created

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is reassuring parents in the Plain Local School District that there was no incident at Middlebranch Elementary School on Tuesday morning.

This comes after an AI-generated report was shared on social media.

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“The school contacted us and said that a parent had reached out to them and said that she saw a post on Facebook,” Eric Weisburn said.

Weisburn said the image spread quickly on social media. The scanner traffic app “Crime Radar” alerted users that officers were responding to a possible device found at Middlebranch Elementary School…

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