Online Deception

Relationships

When a mom catfished daughter dynamic emerges, it can feel confusing and unsafe. A mother creating a false persona to interact with or monitor her daughter blurs boundaries, und...

internet_culture

Catfish Ashley Sawyer refers to a social identity that gained attention online as a purported example of digital misrepresentation. The name became associated with discussions a...

identity-verification

Manti Te'o, a former Notre Dame linebacker and NFL safety, became the center of a widely publicized catfishing case that drew national attention. The central figure behind the d...

Celebrity Profiles

Manti Te'o, a former Notre Dame football All-American linebacker, became the center of a widely reported story in January 2013 involving an online relationship he believed was w...

category-evergreen

Netflix series about catfishing examine how people create false identities online and the real-world consequences when deception moves from screens to relationships. These progr...