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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KDVR) — Fountain police are warning Colorado residents about a social media prank involving AI altered photos and videos that prompted a huge police response last week. “It was ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

LaVaine G. Sebo, 87 of Carmel, IN formerly of Warsaw, IN, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, at her home. LaVaine was born in Kasson Village, MN to the late Gunder and Ella Moen. She worked in ...

Howard Stern returned from summer vacation Monday with a prank, duping listeners and news outlets with a bit suggesting he and SiriusXM had agreed to part ways. Enlisted the help of comedian Andy ...

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 ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Melody Ann Sebo, of Lorain, died comfortably in her sleep on August 7th, at the age of 71. She was a 1972 graduate of Brookside High School and attended Miami of Ohio for her college degree. Melody ...

Get ready for a laughter explosion with this hilarious compilation of funny pranks! From creative scares with oversized spiders to over-the-top gags, this compilation is packed with the best pranks ...

A clout-chasing influencer is facing criminal charges for disrupting several Arizona businesses in pranks that likely made him big bucks online, according to authorities. Heston Cobb — known as ...