People wearing Halloween masks banged on a family’s door in Alexandria and said they would break in and kill the residents. Police investigated the case as an attempted burglary – and learned ...

A masked trio being sought in a chilling attempted break-in at a Virginia home this month was family members pulling a prank, according to new information released by police in the case. After more ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A viral online trend that turns AI-generated homeless people ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 departments around the world are warning against the dangers of a trending social media prank that uses artificial intelligence to simulate a home invasion. Known online as the “homeless man ...

TikTok’s latest viral prank takes generative AI to unsettling new territory. The “AI homeless man” trend involves creating hyperrealistic images of a disheveled stranger lounging around your house, ...

Vape stores in Wisconsin say they've had to clear their shelves — and, in some cases, close their doors — since new restrictions went into effect Sept. 1. Since the beginning of the month, ...

Copperas Cove, Tx (FOX44) – A prank played on a clerk at a Cove vape store clerk for a YouTube video has led to the arrest of a man on charges of impersonating a public servant. Sean Aubrey Sloan was ...

The prank appeared to have been inspired by a social media trend. An 11-year-old Texas boy has died after being shot in the back when he allegedly attempted a door-knocking prank on a neighbor, police ...