There's a new TikTok trend, and it's dangerous, manipulative, and feeds off the dehumanization of people facing housing insecurity.

People are using AI to generate false images of "homeless" men entering their houses to trick their parents, roommates, or partners. In one viral video , creator Joe Mele used AI to create an image of someone who looks unhoused standing on the other side of his screened front door. He sent the picture to his dad with the text: "Hey dad there's this guy at the front door, he says he knows you?"

"No I don't know him," his dad seemingly said. "What does he want?"

"He said you guys went to school together, I invited him in," Mele responded along with another AI-generated photo of the man sitting on his couch.

"JOE PICK UP THE PHONE," his dad responds. "I D

See Full Page