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Fountain Police Department warns parents of new social media prank

AI Prank
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KOAA) — The Fountain Police Department is warning parents about a new social media trend called the 'AI Homeless Man Prank.'

Police say teenagers are using altered photos to make it look like a stranger is inside your home.

Officers say they responded to an incident Wednesday after a mother called 9-1-1 after her daughter sent a picture of a man inside their home. Police responded and were about to force entry into the home until the daughter admitted it was a prank.

According to police, these pranks can do the following:

  • cause panic
  • waste resources
  • end in tragedy

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