Do you judge a book by it’s cover?

A video surfaced online in December 2025, seemingly depicting Judge Frank Caprio, known from "Caught in Providence," presiding over a case involving a woman named Madison Thornton. The video quickly gained traction, with many viewers believing it to be real. However, the entire scenario, including the people involved, was fabricated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

What happened

The video presented a case where Thornton, supposedly the daughter of a CEO, was accused of reckless driving. AI artifacts were apparent throughout the video. Caprio's nameplate was garbled, a common issue with older AI text generation. The timeline presented inconsistencies with Caprio's retirement date. Factual details such as the address of the defendant and the existence of her father's company were also demonstrably false. The AI-generated Caprio read from a police report without looking at it, and exhibited stiff, unnatural movements, all pointing to the video being a deepfake.