"This prank dehumanizes the homeless, causes the distressed recipient to panic and wastes police resources," one police department said A viral social media trend known as the "AI Homeless Man Prank" ...

Law enforcement departments in several states said that an online trend in which people are tricked into believing a homeless man is in their homes could have dangerous consequences. By Jin Yu Young ...

The viral TikTok trend has prompted police warnings over safety concerns. A viral trend involving artificially generated images of a "homeless man" has prompted police warnings over safety concerns, ...

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, ...

Police are warning New Jersey residents about a prank that has recently gained popularity on social media, in which unsuspecting victims receive AI-generated images of a strange man inside of their ...