Earlier this year, an AI-generated video depicting a crime that never happened prompted a real response from a Florida law enforcement officer.
It is a striking example of how quickly manipulated video can move beyond the digital world and create real consequences for public safety.
For cities and public-sector organizations, that challenge is only becoming more important. Video plays a critical role in investigating incidents, responding to events, protecting critical infrastructure, supporting legal proceedings, and maintaining public trust. As AI-generated and manipulated content becomes increasingly convincing, simply having video is no longer enough.
Organizations also need a way to prove it is real.
At GSX 2026 in Atlanta, SWEAR is bringing that conversation directly to the security industry, focusing on organizations with the greatest responsibility for maintaining public trust.
Bringing Video Authenticity to the Public Sector
SWEAR is introducing the Community Video Integrity Project, an initiative designed to help eligible U.S. public-sector organizations protect the authenticity of critical video evidence.
The program will provide selected organizations that use Milestone XProtect with 12 months of SWEAR technology, deployment, onboarding, and support at no cost, helping to protect video from some of their most frequently used or highest-priority cameras.
Stone Security is also supporting the new initiative by helping SWEAR connect with public-sector organizations that could benefit from bringing video authentication into their existing security environments. They bring an important integrator’s perspective to the program, particularly as cities consider how to integrate authenticity into how they manage video.
For municipalities, law enforcement agencies, transit authorities, courts, schools, public venues, and other public-sector organizations, the stakes surrounding video authenticity are particularly high.
A disputed or manipulated video can affect an investigation, create confusion during an incident, undermine legal proceedings, or damage public trust. As generative AI makes sophisticated manipulation increasingly accessible, establishing the authenticity of video from the moment it is captured is becoming an important part of protecting the evidence itself.
SWEAR has always had a clear goal to help people and protect the truth. The Community Video Integrity Project is an extension of that vision, helping make video authentication accessible to public organizations and communities that depend on trustworthy evidence.
See Verifiable Video Inside Milestone XProtect
Throughout GSX, attendees can find SWEAR in Milestone Systems Booth #2312, where the team will demonstrate how video authenticity can become part of the security workflow organizations already use.
SWEAR establishes authenticity at the point of capture by creating a unique Digital DNA map for video and maintaining an independent cryptographic record that can later be used to verify whether footage still matches its original state.
Through SWEAR’s integration with Milestone XProtect, that verification can happen directly inside the VMS, giving operators the ability to validate critical footage where they already view, manage, and investigate video.
As video surveillance gets smarter, so do the ways it can be manipulated. Security teams should not have to rely on appearances alone to determine what is real.
At GSX, we’re showing them another way.
Heading to Atlanta? Visit SWEAR in Milestone Systems Booth #2312 to see verifiable video in action.