Is a story about a young girl named Lily getting her deceased police officer mother's police dog Max after bidding $52 at an auction authentic? No, that's not true: The text, photos and images used to tell the story on social platforms were generated by artifical intelligence, according to AI detection tools. There is no evidence of a real story of a deceased Officer Hannah Parker with a daughter Lily and a K9 named Max. The Facebook pages promoting the American story are managed outside of the United States.
The story appeared in a post (archived here) published by the "Animal Planet" Facebook page on August 28, 2025, featuring an AI-generated image of a girl and a dog. The caption opened:
Lily walked into the police dog auction with a small jar of coins clutched in her hands.
She wasn't there to watch. She wasn't there for fun.
She was there for Max -- the retired police dog who had once served alongside her late mother, Officer Hannah Parker.
Since losing her mom, Lily had stopped speaking. Yet, she never forgot the lessons her mother left behind: love with all your heart, and never give up.
This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:
(Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Mon Sep 1 18:22:12 2025 UTC)
The tearful text continued:
As the bidding started, the price quickly soared past $3,000. Lily quietly stepped forward and placed her offer -- just $52.16, every cent she had saved.
The room fell silent. Some laughed softly at the tiny bid.
But then, Max barked, broke free from his handler, and ran straight to Lily. Without hesitation, he sat at her side, guarding her like he always had with her mother.
No one said a word. One by one, the bidders lowered their paddles.
They all knew -- Max had already chosen his home.
That day, Lily walked out of the auction with more than a dog.
She walked out with a piece of her mother's love, and Max walked out with his forever family.
Because some bonds can't be measured in money -- only in loyalty, devotion, and hope. ❤️
It's a story suitable for a movie, but like many films, this one is made up. No human, though, wrote these words. The JustDone AI detection tools analyzed the full text and concluded the likelyhood the saga of Lily and Max was generated by artifical intelligence at 75 percent.
(Source: screenshot of JustDone.com by Lead Stories)
This is the full image of the crying girl with her arm on the neck of a dog:
(Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Mon Sep 1 18:22:12 2025 UTC)
It was also made by AI, according to the Hive Moderation AI detection tool.
(Source: screenshot of HiveModeration.com by Lead Stories)
There is a short, silent video (archived here) also making the rounds on social platforms, showing a girl happily petting a dog.
(Source: screenshot of Facebook by Lead Stories)
This, too, was created by AI. Hive Moderation scored the video as 99.9 percent likely to contain AI-generated or deepfake content.
(Source: screenshot of HiveModeration.com by Lead Stories)
Lead Stories has been tracking a growing number of Facebook pages that promote what is known as "AI slop." A common feature of these pages is they are hosted far away from the American audience they target. The "Comedy Lovers" page that shared this video is mostly managed from the Republic of Kosovo, according to Meta's transparency data (archived here.)
(Source: screenshot of Facebook by Lead Stories)
Another indication this AI-generated content has no roots in reality is this Google search (archived here) for the keywords "Officer Hannah Parker, daughter Lily, dog Max." The only results are the fake posts this debunk is targeting.
(Source: screenshot of Google.com by Lead Stories)
