Teens Using Snapchat AI to Create Viral Homeless Man Pranks, Prompting Police Response
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Terrence O’Brien
7mo ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary
Teenagers are using Snapchat's AI tools to create realistic images of homeless men in their homes, then pranking their parents by claiming they let the person inside. The prank involves telling parents the 'homeless man' needs to use the bathroom, take a nap, or get water, often adding that he claims to know the parents from work or college. Parents typically react with panic and demand the person be removed, while the kids record the reactions and post them to TikTok where some videos have garnered millions of views. Law enforcement has become involved as the viral trend has escalated from problematic to potentially dangerous when pranks go too far.
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Often they say the person claims to know the parents from work or college
the parents lose their cool and demand they kick the man out
the kids record the whole thing, and post their parents reactions to TikTok, where some of the clips have millions of views
Where things go from problematic to potentially dangerous is when the prank carries on for too long
The AI homeless man prank has gone viral on TikTok, causing headaches for law enforcement.
