Claim:
A video authentically shows Judge Frank Caprio explaining how he found Barron Trump, the son of First Lady Melania Trump and US President Donald Trump, guilty of assault in a bar.
Rating:
Rating: False
In December 2025, a video circulated online showing Judge Frank Caprio telling a story about how he found Barron Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, guilty of assault in a bar.
Caprio, a judge and star of the television show “Caught in Providence” who also found fame online for showing compassion in the courtroom, died in August 2025 at the age of 88. The video appeared to show a situation before Trump won his second term, as Caprio called him “the former president.”
“Barron Trump used his father’s presidential power in my courtroom. I gave him two years in prison and showed him that in America, no one, not even the 19-year-old son of a former president, is above the law,” Caprio said at the end of the video, which circulated on YouTube and Facebook.
Snopes readers scoured the website for evidence that Barron Trump went to jail or was approached by Caprio.
None of the above events happened. This video was generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and as such we have rated this clip as fake.
The YouTube account JUDGE OF JUSTICE appears to be the author of the AI-generated video. The video description includes this disclaimer:
⚠ Disclaimer: This video is made for entertainment and storytelling purposes. It is generated using artificial intelligence and is inspired by courtroom-style scenarios. All characters, events and dialogue are fictitious and are not intended to represent actual persons, legal cases or actual events.
The JUDGE OF JUSTICE YouTube channel featured numerous artificially generated videos of Caprio. The account creator could not be reached at the time of publication.
Even without the disclaimer, numerous red flags appeared in the video indicating the use of artificial intelligence. For example, the US flag in the background looked distorted in different places. The intonation of Caprio’s voice sounded monotone, a common signal for artificially generated sound.
Caprio, a judge from Rhode Island, presided over the municipal court, which typically handles misdemeanors and minor violations, such as traffic tickets and trespassing. The official “Caught in Providence” YouTube channel for Caprio’s courtroom television show had no videos of Barron Trump assaulting anyone.
A Google search for “Barron Trump Jail”, “Barron Trump Jail” and “Barron Trump Assault” showed no relevant results from reputable news outlets. If the president’s youngest son had been accused of assault, it would certainly have been considered newsworthy.
Snopes previously debunked an AI-generated video of Caprio “locking up” a CEO’s daughter.
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