Law enforcement agencies in Michigan are warning about a trend on TikTok where people are pranking friends and family with ...

Police in the United States and the United Kingdom have issued warnings over a social media prank that has recently gone viral, according to the BBC. For the prank, called "AI homeless man prank", ...

Police encourage parents to talk to their kids and family about the consequences of the trend, which could include fines and ...

The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, ...

An AI-driven TikTok trend is resulting in 911 calls by panicked people who think a man has broken into their homes.

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – West Bloomfield police are warning residents about a dangerous new social media trend known as the “AI homeless man prank.” The prank involves using artificial intelligence to ...

Officials are warning people in the U.S. about a trend involving AI renderings of unhoused men. Marine Colonel Who Resigned ...

A social media post circulating on the Oak Harbor High School campus falsely claimed a homeless person was on campus on Monday. The Oak Harbor Police Department (OHPD) issued a press release Monday to ...

He’s gray-haired, bearded, wearing no shoes and standing at Rae Spencer’s doorstep. “Babe,” the content creator wrote in a text to her husband. “Do you know this man? He says he knows you?” Spencer’s ...

Finally, generative AI has found its purpose: letting kids prank parents. In an apparent new social media trend, kids are creating AI-generated images of homeless people in their homes and sending the ...