With nearly five billion social media users globally, the web has become a hunting ground for these ‘catfishes’ or individuals seeking to create false identities.

Victims of catfishing still feel unable to open up about being tricked online, a mental health charity has said. Catfishing ...

Catfishing once felt like a creepy early-to-mid-2010s trend that would eventually die out – especially with technological advances and security measures that promise extra protection online.

The rise of catfishing, the practice of creating an entirely fabricated online persona to lure someone into a false relationship, has emerged as a sophisticated form of manipulation that preys on ...