Not Everything You See On The Internet About Wyoming Is True

Ahhh, YouTube. Full of fun facts, falsehoods, and do-it-yourself videos. Hop on the site for five minutes, and you can find all sorts of videos telling you how to fix certain things, step-by-step instructions on cooking and baking, hacks, and strange information about towns all over the country.

In the modern world, attention spans have been significantly reduced, and the majority of videos are short, but sometimes you'll come across a longer video that initially catches your attention because it's about something you enjoy. I sometimes browse to find spots around Wyoming I haven't been to that have a unique history or attraction I might want to visit.

I mean, that's the best part of the internet: endless information. Although sometimes that information isn't 100% correct and may be a little misleading, it at least gives you a jumping-off point, and you can take the research from there.

There's a problem many people forget to consider: AI. More and more, people are using AI tools to create content for others, do research, and generate videos. Because AI uses information found on the internet to

Take this video titled 13 Weirdest and Most Isolated Towns In Wyoming. The video is thirty minutes long and highlights a baker's dozen of Wyoming towns with interesting stories. With pictures, historical tidbits, and obscure features, it would be a great video to help promote tourism to the towns.

But the video has some flaws. The information about the towns is pretty close, but some pictures aren't accurate, and if you read the comments, Wyomingites are quick to point it out.

One of the 13 towns on the list is Hartville, WY. You can tell the pictures are NOT from Hartville, WY, because some show Missouri highway signs, and one shows the Hartville Chocolate Factory in Ohio.

Another town is Midwest, WY. If you've been through Midwest, you know it's not a very big town, but the pictures in the video are extremely wrong. The pictures show a large town with a Midwest State University, multiple city blocks full of multi-floor buildings, and the town is in Wyoming, not Iowa or Arizona like some of the pictures show.

If you watch the video, you'll see more flaws throughout.

Country music legend Aaron Tippin has a song called "You've Got To Stand For Something." The lyrics go like this:

You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything

I bring this up because these inaccuracies can mislead anyone interested in visiting our great state, or Wyomingites who are looking for adventures. If you don't use good judgment and do your own research, you'll end up being duped by things you read or watch on the internet.

Here's the video if you want to see how many flaws you can find.