catfishing

noun

catfishing

noun

1

Internet, Usually The practice of creating a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.

For the most part, catfishing is not against the law, said Bradley Shear, a Washington-based lawyer who has examined legal issues related to social media.2013 January 17, Mary Pilon, “In Te’o Story, Deception Ripped From the Screen”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2020:

Derived terms: brokefishing, dogfishing, kittenfishing, sadfishing
Related terms: dogfishing

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