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AI Homeless Man Prank or AI Homeless Man Filter refers to a TikTok trend in which people prank their parents by sending them AI-generated images of homeless men standing in their homes. The trend typically involves teens and young adults sending photos of a disheveled-looking man sitting on their couch or sleeping in their beds to their parents, asking them for advice on what to do. The trend appears to have originated on Snapchat Plus, with paid subscribers being given access to an AI feature that allows users to edit photos they have taken. Later iterations of the trend relied on Google's Gemini image generator.

Origin

While the exact origin of the AI homeless man prank is unclear, one of the earliest known videos participating in the trend was posted by TikToker^[1] @princessdasha123, who shared an iMessage conversation between her and her mother about a man entering her home and eating her snacks on September 25th, 2025. The video gathered over 77,000 views and 1,000 likes in a week.

On September 26th, TikToker^[2] @levy.gabriella posted the earliest known viral iteration of the meme, posting screenshots of a text conversation between her and her father about a homeless man who entered her home. In six days, the TikTok received over 1.9 million views and 77,500 likes.

Spread

On September 29th, 2025, TikToker^[3] @sarahmccullough_ posted a video about pranking her parents into believing they gave shelter to a homeless man, culminating in a phone call in which her father warns her that his presence is a "ruse." The video gathered over 5.6 million views and 400,000 likes in three days.

On September 30th, TikToker^[4] @lovedumplings666 posted a video pranking her father into believing that she invited a homeless man into her home, gathering over 5.9 million views and 500,000 likes in two days.

Also on September 30th, 2025, TikToker^[5] @bernadetteforsyt posted a video showing her and her mother exchanging voice messages in a thick Northern Irish accent, gathering over 4 million plays and 300,000 likes in two days.

X^[6] user @bklynb4by reposted the TikTok that same day, gathering over 2.3 million views and 17,000 likes in two days.

i’m acc in tears 😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/3sScKz7sfj pic.twitter.com/VDf05FXbxp

— Brooklyn (@bklynb4by) September 30, 2025

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