Creators are using AI to prank loved ones with fake ‘homeless intruders,' but the police aren't laughing

A disturbing TikTok trend uses AI-generated images of homeless people to stage fake home intrusions as pranks.
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Here’s exactly how to do the AI homeless man prank that’s going around TikTok right now

Everyone on TikTok is obsessed with AI trends right now, and the viral homeless man prank is the latest one. Following the ...
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'Dangerous' TikTok prank uses AI-generated images that lead to real 911 calls in Salem

Police in Salem, Massachusetts, are warning residents about a viral TikTok prank that uses AI to create fake images of people ...

The “watch my egg” TikTok challenge brings back the old-school internet prank

“Watch my egg” seems to have originated sometime in early to mid September, 2025 before quickly spreading across TikTok and ...

What Is an 'Anthropologie Rock'? About the Viral Prank People Are Pulling on their Partners

The trend originated when creator Phoebe Adams, on Sept. 14, posted a TikTok of herself "unboxing" a gray rock she said she ...
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West Bloomfield police warn of national AI prank with fake photos of 'intruder'

The West Bloomfield Police Department is urging parents to talk to their kids about a new TikTok trend that has people using AI to prank others into thinking there is an intruder in their home.

Influencer Sentenced to 6 Months of Jail Time for Viral Syringe Injection 'Pranks'

Amine Mojito, the French internet personality known as Ilan M, was sentenced by the Paris Criminal Court on Oct. 3 for "violence with a weapon that did not result in incapacity for work." ...