--- title: "Facebook Lunatics Are Making AI-Generated Pictures of Cops Carrying Huge Bibles Through Floods Go Viral" description: "Facebook's erosion continues with AI-generated images of cops lugging huge Bibles through floodwaters, because why not." date: "2024-06-30" modified: "2024-06-30" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-ai-generated-pictures-cops-bibles" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Meta" tags: - "ai" - "ai-generated content" - "facebook" - "the digest" --- # Facebook Lunatics Are Making AI-Generated Pictures of Cops Carrying Huge Bibles Through Floods Go Viral ![Facebook's erosion continues with AI-generated images of cops lugging huge Bibles through floodwaters, because why not.]() *\Image: Michael Collins via Facebook (AI Generated) / Futurism\* ## HOLE FOBE All hail the HOLE FOBE. From [Shrimp Jesus]() to [18-wheelers overflowing with babies](), Facebook continues to fill to the brim with bizarre, algorithm-hungry AI-generated images. These strange images are published en masse by spammers, who affix the AI-spun creations with disjointed captions begging for likes and shares. Now, months into the phenomenon, it seems that certain themes have taken shape. Many of these images deal with themes of religion, often depicting Jesus in [increasingly avant-garde]() interpretations; many picture [soldiers]() and [veterans](); many attempt to depict people in poverty; while many more deal with babies and children. (There's also a miscellaneous department, where things like [Pitbull Mermaid]() fall.) Another motif that's emerged? Crying police officers lugging Bibles through rising floodwaters. Behold this [recently-posted image](), in which one such fake cop is pictured carrying what's marked as a "HOLE FOBE" — an AI-mangled attempt at "Holy Bible" — in nearly-waist-deep waters. "Why don't pictures like this ever trend," the poster laments in the caption, which they follow with a string of emojis (the image has racked up tens of thousands of reactions.) "Beautiful cabin crew," the caption continues, before listing hashtagged names of celebrities (mostly celebrity women.) Variations on the [theme]() naturally include images of [child police officers]() gripping a large golden cross in a rising flood. Moving stuff! ![]() ## Room on the Raft A trip to the comments section on a post like this shows that while some folks aren't quite sold on the image, others were more convinced. "Ah yes. The Hole Fobe," reads one sarcastic comment. "Great book." "I love reading the Hole Pobe," quipped another user. "\[Because\] no one wants to hear the word of God," countered another, presumably in response to the quandary of why photos like this don't "ever trend." "Don't cry lady..." added yet another Facebooker. "Lord is with u." Because Facebook is an undead land of bots and synthetic imagery, it's hard to tell just how much engagement supposedly garnered by this post — currently over 46,000 likes and nearly 1,000 shares — is genuine. Still, that posts like this *continue* to get picked up by Facebook's algorithm feels like a grim sign of platform erosion for the social media site, which now feels more like an empty, chaotic funhouse for scammers than it does a website for humans. If only there were room on that HOLE FOBE for Facebook to escape the AI flood. **More on AI:** [*ChatGPT Is Giving Bad Info about Where to Vote in Battleground States*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()