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 ...

Catfishing crimes have ensnared people for years. This week, a grieving family implored parents to monitor their children’s online activity after a former Virginia state trooper catfished a ...

Catfishing is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention to trick, harass, or scam another person. It is often on social media or dating apps ...

Catfishing is something that unfortunately happens more often than not on social media. There is even an MTV show dedicated to examples of it. For some people, catfishing may be all fun and games, but ...

EXPERTS CAUTION SOCIAL MEDIA USERS. — It's been less than two weeks since police gunned down Austin Lee Edwards, a former police trooper from Virginia, who catfished a 15-year-old girl online, killed ...

So long as you're at least a pescetarian, some nice hot catfish with a squeeze of lemon and a side of hush puppies can be a wonderful thing—way less so when you encounter the online version of ...