India, Dec. 8 -- A Florida woman has admitted to fabricating a violent home-invasion and rape report, using an AI-generated image to convince police she had been attacked. Authorities say the incident appears to mimic a disturbing TikTok trend in which users insert realistic AI-generated "homeless men" into their homes as part of a prank.

Police say 32-year-old Brooke Taylor Schinault called St Petersburg officers on 7 October, first claiming that an unknown man had broken into her home and later alleging he had sexually assaulted her. Detectives quickly grew suspicious after finding no signs of forced entry. They also noticed that the photo Schinault provided of the supposed assailant looked identical to images circulating online.

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