In 2012, MTV premiered a series called Catfish. It was a reality show wherein two friends exposed catfishers, examining the psychology behind the ruse and the implications for those they deceived. At ...

Last year, Netflix released “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist,” a two-part documentary about Manti Te’o’s catfishing story. But catfishing stories have been popular before “Untold” came out on ...

Advocates are calling on residents to stay vigilant online after police revealed that "catfishing" played a major factor in a triple homicide in Riverside. "Catfishing is a core piece of what's ...

A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone else online to find friends, romantic partners or victims on the internet. The term “catfishing” comes from a 2010 documentary in which a man presented ...

Love has a tendency to give the world a rosy glow, which is part of the reason so many people find themselves blindsided by a romance scam known as catfishing. But what is catfishing, exactly, and why ...

A catfish isn’t just a fish with whiskers. It’s a term for a person who pretends to be someone else online. A catfish uses fake photos, and sometimes a false persona, to find friends or romantic ...

Ever wonder if that guy you're chatting with online is legit? Maybe the girl you found on a dating site seems a bit too good to be true, and yet, she seems really into you... could this be love or ...