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AI Homeless Prank Sparks Outrage, Wastes Emergency Resources
10/10/2025
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Story summary
- The TikTok trend "AI homeless man prank" is causing alarm in Texas and beyond.
- Teenagers use AI to create fake images of a homeless man and send them to parents to trigger panic.
- Police in Round Rock, Texas, reported two 911 calls related to this prank, wasting emergency resources.
- Similar incidents have occurred in the United Kingdom, prompting police warnings about misusing emergency services and criminal charges.
