# AI Homeless Man Prank > Add a realistic stranger to a photo of a room. Use it responsibly. - URL: https://soracai.com/ai-homeless-man-prank - Type: photo effect - Category: Transform (https://soracai.com/effects/transform) - Cost: 10 credits per run (packs from $4.99; pricing: https://soracai.com/pricing.md) - Inputs: Room photo – A room with no people in it: bedroom, kitchen or living room, normal light - Time: about 15 seconds - Watermark: none - Updated: 2026-10-04 ## What is the AI Homeless Man Prank? This template adds a realistic man to a photo of a room and has him do whatever fits the space: asleep on the bed, cooking in the kitchen, sitting on the sofa. It matches the light, grain and camera angle of your photo, so he looks like he was really there. The aspect ratio follows your original photo. The edit became known through the "AI homeless man prank" that spread on TikTok and Snapchat in October 2025. People sent the image to a parent or partner with a message claiming they had let a stranger in, then filmed or screenshotted the reaction. It got very popular very quickly, and it also caused real problems. Police departments in several US states and in other countries publicly asked people to stop after receiving emergency calls about intruders who did not exist, and warned that false reports pull officers away from real emergencies and can lead to dangerous responses. So be clear about what this is. The image itself is a simple, realistic compositing trick, and it can be a good laugh with someone who knows it is a joke, or a demonstration of how convincing AI edits have become. It is not something to send to someone who might panic, call 911 or rush home. Label it as AI when you share it. A result takes about 20 to 40 seconds. New accounts get free credits to try photo templates. ## Safety first: what not to do Do not send this image to someone who could believe it and panic: a parent, a roommate, a partner at work or anyone who might call emergency services or rush home. That is exactly what made the 2025 version of the trend a problem, and police have warned that false intruder reports waste emergency resources and can put people at risk. Do not use it to frighten older relatives or children, to harass anyone, or to make fun of people experiencing homelessness. If you post it, say it is an AI edit in the caption. The point of a prank is that everyone laughs at the end. ## How the scene is built The template uses the original prompt from the earlier Soracai trend page. It asks Nano Banana 2 to add a man who is clearly visible and doing the action that fits the room, then to match the lighting, grain and camera angle of your photo. Because the model reads the room before placing him, a bedroom photo usually gets him asleep on the bed and a kitchen photo gets him at the stove. The output keeps the aspect ratio of your upload so it looks like the same photo, not a new one. ## How to use it 1. Open https://soracai.com/ai-homeless-man-prank and upload a photo. 2. Press Generate (10 credits). 3. Download the image. ## Tips - Use a photo of an empty room; existing people confuse the placement. - Normal, slightly imperfect phone photos make the edit look more convincing than polished ones. - Rooms with an obvious function (bed, stove, sofa) give the clearest action. - Tell anyone who sees it that it is AI before they have a chance to worry. ## Use cases - Show friends how realistic AI photo compositing has become - A joke with someone who is already in on it - Media literacy demos: spotting an AI edit - Testing how an image model handles lighting and perspective ## FAQ ### What is the AI homeless man prank? A TikTok and Snapchat trend from October 2025 where people sent an AI image of a stranger inside their home to family members and filmed the reaction. Police in several places asked people to stop after it led to real emergency calls. ### Is the homeless man prank illegal? Making the image is not, but sending it in a way that leads to a false report to police or emergency services can have legal consequences depending on where you live. Do not let it get that far. ### Who should I not send it to? Anyone who might believe it and panic, call 911 or rush home, and anyone who could be genuinely frightened, such as older relatives or kids. ### How do I make the AI homeless man picture? Upload a photo of an empty room and run the template. It adds a realistic man doing what fits the room in about 20 to 40 seconds. ### Should I say it is AI? Yes. Label it as AI when you share it, and tell anyone who reacts with real worry right away. ### Are my room photos stored? Uploads are stored in Firebase Storage (Google Cloud) linked to your account and are not public. Email support to have them deleted. 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