Are Facebook posts claiming to show "a simple stone marker" where three U.S. states converge real? No, that's not true: These images and text, which do not reflect real geography, are clickbait posts made with artificial intelligence tools. The Facebook pages used to distribute them impersonate local interest groups in each state, but are managed from Bangladesh.
Among the false posts Lead Stories found is a post (archived here) shared by the Missouri Stories Facebook page on April 22, 2026. The caption read:
You can stand where Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma all meet, but it's not some crowded tourist stop. It's tucked away on a quiet gravel road near Joplin in the Ozarks -- a simple stone marker where three states quietly touch.One step in Missouri, a shift to the left in Kansas, another to the right in Oklahoma No big signs, no gift shops -- just open sky, rolling hills, and that peaceful Show-Me State calm.Getting there takes a little effort, but that's what makes it special.Welcome to Missouri -- where even the borders keep it real and low-key.
#ShowMeState #TriStatePoint
This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:
(Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Fri May 1 19:42:05 2026 UTC)
(Image source: Missouri Stories Facebook page)
A Facebook search (archived here) for the keywords "but it's not some crowded tourist stop. it's tucked away on a quiet gravel road near" identified 19 posts making nearly identical claims about the purported convergence of the borders in this combination:
- Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma
- Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin
- Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
- Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina
- Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana
- Oregon, California, and Nevada
- Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
- North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
- Manitoba (Canada), Ontario (Canada), and Minnesota
- Maine, New Hampshire, and Canada
- Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
- Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario
- Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio
- Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
- Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa
- Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
- Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio
- Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee
- Florida, Alabama, and Georgia
(Image source: Facebook)
While there are locations within the contiguous 48 American states where you can take a photo of three states in one shot, these fake images do not reflect actual geography. These four border combinations do not exist:
- Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina
- North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
- Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
- Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio
While the other three-state border combinations can be visited, none of them look like how they are depicted in the posts.
The Hive Moderation AI content detection tool concluded with 99.9% confidence that the images, which all show the same scene but with some variations, are AI-generated. This screenshot shows the test results for the version shared on the Life in California Facebook page.
(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of HiveModeration.com)
The Life in California Facebook profile page (archived here) confirmed it is managed from Bangladesh.
(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of Life in California Facebook profile page)
The Facebook pages controlled by the Bangladesh operation behind this fake content include: Missouri Stories, Life in California, Minnesota Roots, North Carolina Life, I grew up in Iowa, Life in Michigan, Life in Georgia, Life in Ohio, Life in Florida, Washington Life, Florida Life, Life in Kentucky, Life in Mississippi, Massachusetts Life, and Canada Life.
