This guy built a following off one of the weirdest, funniest pranks online. But when you go viral too many times, people catch on. How long can someone fake authenticity before it all falls apart?

Maybe TikTok was a bad idea after all. If you aren’t on TikTok, there’s been a prank going around lately where users will create AI images of a strange man in their house and send it to their friends ...

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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 ...

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An AI image-generating trend all over social media has consequences in Fountain, Colorado. The local reporter spoke to police about the incident, and then asked people if they would fall for such a ...

A viral trend involving artificially generated images of a "homeless man" has prompted police warnings over safety concerns, with officials calling it "stupid and potentially dangerous." The trend ...

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A new TikTok trend is cracking people up...literally. In the viral “watch my egg” prank, which first originated in September 2025, users text friends or family an egg emoji (🥚) and ask them to “watch ...

A series of fake syringe pranks has landed a French influencer in legal trouble over his viral videos on social media. 27-year-old Anime Mojito, whose real name is Ilan M, caused fear on the streets ...