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A viral TikTok trend known as the “AI Homeless Man Prank” is spurring parental panic and prompting police response across the country, as users create AI-altered images showing a homeless man inside their homes.<\/p>\n

In one video with more than 2 million views,\u00a0a\u00a0distraught mother told her son to “let them eat and let them go” after he texted her several fake images of homeless men in throughout their home.<\/p>\n

“This is madness! What is this?” the mother said in a voice message.<\/p>\n

The user,\u00a0Nnamdi Anunobi, snapped an image of his mother\u2019s bed with the fake homeless man dressed in torn, stained clothing, lying down for a nap.<\/p>\n

DEADLY SOCIAL MEDIA TREND THREATENS KIDS, HOMEOWNERS DEFENDING THEMSELVES: \u2018CHILDREN ARE GOING TO GET KILLED\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“He\u2019s friendly sleeping on your bed,” Anunobi said in the clip. “He has been marinating on your bed for two hours.”<\/p>\n

“In my room? What is this? What are you doing? My own room!” his mother screamed back. “You\u2019ve gone too far. I will not take this,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anunobi took the prank up a notch, telling his mother the AI-generated homeless man claimed her kitchen materials were from his “Auntie\u2019s cousin\u2019s side.”<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know these people. I don\u2019t know them. I don\u2019t know the cousin, I don\u2019t know the Auntie,” she said firmly.<\/p>\n

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What started as a viral joke is now taking a criminal turn, with police departments across the nation issuing statements urging the public to stop the “stupid and potentially dangerous” trend.<\/p>\n

Two Ohio juveniles were criminally charged for their involvement in the “AI Homeless Man Prank,”\u00a0according to the Brown County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Yonkers Police Department\u2019s statement<\/a> said “we like to laugh” but warned that manufacturing fake emergencies crosses a line and could lead to “serious consequences.”<\/p>\n

A\u00a0Public Service Announcement<\/a> from the City of Salem Police Department warned pranksters to read state law, noting the “bad taste” and harm of the viral trend.<\/p>\n

“This prank dehumanizes the homeless, causes the distressed recipient to panic and wastes police resources,” the statement read.<\/p>\n

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Authorities warn that 911 calls linked to the prank are being taken seriously \u2014 draining police resources and averting from real emergencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Here\u2019s the problem: officers are responding FAST using lights-and-sirens to what sounds like a call of a real intruder \u2014 and only getting called off once everyone realizes it was a joke,” said the Yonkers Police Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ai-homeless-man-tiktok-prank-sparks-parental-panic-juvenile-arrests <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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