Social media can be used for many good reasons, but lying isn’t one of them. Unfortunately, a surprisingly high number of posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have little truth to them. While most of these lies go unnoticed, some are just too obvious to ignore. The following people posted lies of epic proportions on social media and each one got called out.
You Just Crossed the Feline
When you are trying to sell something on social media, it’s highly recommended to make sure that the photo doesn’t contradict anything you mention in the description. Sure, this couch looks slightly used. And yes, it is soft and grey.
However, when you start claiming that no pets have been on this piece of furniture and yet there is a cat literally hiding behind that very same couch, you know that it’s probably best to look elsewhere.
What the Fox?
Celebrities have the right to discuss whatever they please on talk shows as long as they agree with the host and producers beforehand. This also applies vice versa. Hosts usually make sure to check with the celebrity about any sensitive topics they might want to bring up prior to the interview.
So when the Huffington Post posted this tweet about Megan Fox, Jimmy Kimmel was quick to shut them down and he wasn’t afraid to drop an emphatic expletive!
New World Record!
Rob seemed to be pretty relaxed after “realizing” that he had run five kilometers in just 10 minutes. It sounds like it was just a normal run and something that he could easily do again. Thankfully, Cal showed up to remind Rob that the world record for the 5k is 12 minutes.
Honestly, we are more surprised that Rob didn’t reply to Cal by saying the following: “Well if that’s the case, I’m going to have to submit this to the Guinness World Records!”
So Shady
This guy must have felt pretty embarrassed after advertising this apparently “brand new” pair of sunglasses that had never been worn before. Apparently, though, he wasn’t that excited to let them go after all, seeing that he was actually wearing them in his profile picture.
The problem was that he was careless with his lie! Word of advice to people trying to sell stuff on social media: make sure you dot all of your I’s and cross all of your T’s.
Did She Trip On Her Phone?
It’s impossible to believe that this young lady “didn’t mean to post” a selfie of herself. Her pose for the camera is unquestionable and she still hasn’t deleted it! To be fair, the person who commented has a really good point.
It takes a number of careful steps to post a photo on one of your social media accounts. The only excuse she has is that maybe she did it subconsciously, and that is disturbing.
He Doesn’t Believe in Second Place
On face value, it does look like the swimmer who posted this photo wasn’t lying. We assumed that he was just racing the person in the lane next to him. Maybe he did genuinely turn his head to make sure he was winning.
So either he had no idea that the person in the third lane was also in the race. Or, he is deliberately ignoring the fact that this person was way ahead in the race!
Amazing Photoshopping Skulls
Let’s face it, if the discovery of two giant skulls was actually true, it would have been breaking news around the world. Thankfully, someone was quick to clear up where this photo actually came from.
It turns out that it won a digital enhancing photo competition, which makes a lot more sense. Kudos to whoever conjured up this lie of a caption, it was actually pretty convincing for a second! At any rate, it is quite a stunning image!
Con Artist
Anyone who has spent enough time on YouTube has probably stumbled across PewDiePie at some stage of their lives. Apparently, someone is so obsessed with this social media personality that they chose to draw a portrait of the man whose real name is Felix.
However, it turns out that the person who submitted this post online didn’t even draw it. It was already posted 200 days prior! There is nothing more disgraceful than passing off someone else’s art as your own.
Who’s a Good Boy?
Let’s face it: if a human was to destroy something in the household, even if it was by accident, we’d be quick to yell at them. However, if a dog deliberately destroyed one of your pillows, it’s almost impossible to be angry with them, especially when they are staring into your soul with those beautiful eyes.
It seems though that the person who commented on the photo is implying that the owner orchestrated the crime just to get some likes!
Type-Cast? More Like “Type-Wrong”
Many actors have suffered from being typecast in certain roles. There are also plenty of Hollywood stars who might often put on an American accent, despite being from abroad. Take Chris O’Dowd, for example, who has had a number of roles playing an American character, and he seems to be able to pull it off.
Then, when the Irish Daily Mirror claimed that he was sick and tired of doing this, he was quick to tell them otherwise. Chris is doing just fine.
Poor Little Guy Was Set Up!
When we first saw this photo, we couldn’t help but say “awe” at this adorable little kitten who was supposedly caught by their owner eating some of their yogurt.
However, as you can see, this wasn’t exactly difficult when the owner left an open tub on the kitchen floor! It’s just not the same when an owner orchestrates an incident involving their pet just so they can get likes and shares on social media.
Bow Wow’s in the Doghouse!
It’s bad enough when celebrities show off their rich lifestyles on social media. But when they are flat-out lying about it, that takes matters to an all-time low. Like the time when rapper Bow Wow posted a photo of a private jet, claiming that he was about to board it on his way to New York City.
What Bow Wow didn’t realize though was that someone had taken a photo of him from behind, while he was sitting on a public flight!
What a Poser
Listen, people should feel free to post photos of themselves on social media. It isn’t a crime and we’re not going to judge them for it. But at least have the decency to post a photo of yourself, not somebody else!
This young lady thought she would be able to post this photo on her Facebook page, convincing her friends and family that it was actually her. However, someone was quick to call her out, proving that she had stolen a photo of actress Aiza Khan.
I Am Shocked
It’s quite amazing to think that someone has lived their entire life not using the word “am.” Apparently, at every possible chance, they have said “I’m” and not “I am.” We find that extremely difficult to believe!
On a side note, we are also pretty bothered about how quick the person is to criticize the term “am,” and yet he has no problem leaving out the apostrophe in “doesn’t.” It’s things like this that really bother us!
Back from the Dead!
Any true film buff is aware of the impact that John Carpenter has had on movie history. The man behind hits such as Halloween and Escape from New York has been very selective with his projects over the years. But the ones he has worked on have often gone on to be great successes.
For some strange reason, leading movie review website Rotten Tomatoes assumed the director was dead. However, Carpenter commented on the tweet that he was in fact, still alive!
Read the Label!
This is what happens when the customer doesn’t fully understand what they have purchased and as a result, they failed to benefit from it. Specifically, this person just didn’t realize that their value refill bottle isn’t supposed to have a pump on it.
They probably installed it themselves and now they are confused. Thankfully, this person has the internet. Otherwise, it might have taken them many more years to learn their lesson! Always read the label, folks.
The Force Is Wrong With This One
In case you haven’t noticed, Mark Hamill is a very active individual on social media. Not only does he enjoy interacting with his fans, but he also likes to troll a lot, and isn’t afraid to speak his mind.
So when Heroic Hollywood posted the following headline on Twitter, the Star Wars star was quick to shoot them down for what he confirmed were wrongful claims. All it took was three words: “No, I didn’t.”
The Lying King
These days, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know how to transform photos through the power of photoshop. This person posted the following “photo” online of what they claimed to be a lion with melanism.
Surely enough though, a fact-checker was ready to save the day, posting the original photo of a normal looking lion. It was already obvious that the person had edited the photo. Proof of that was just the icing on the cake.
Stuper-Dupid Heroes
In this day and age, many kids are absolutely obsessed with superheroes and can you blame them? Caped crusaders such as Batman, Superman, and Iron Man are the main characters in so many multi-million dollar blockbuster movies.
It’s no surprise that kids all over the world want to dress up as them. However, this person couldn’t tell the difference between Spider-Man and Superman when he tried selling this costume online and he was immediately called out for it. Know what you’re selling, folks!
What the Freckle?
It’s easy to get caught up in the world of social media and feel a need to share photos of our new hairstyles and general appearance to seek validation from others.
Take this young woman, for example, who was excited to share a photo of herself. According to her, she used no filter on the camera, she applied no makeup whatsoever and everything about her was natural. Unsurprisingly, she received a ton of negative comments from her peers calling her out on her deception.
Back to the Fake Future
Vintage photos are a big deal these days on social media. Millions can’t help but share photographic blasts from the past as it is a beautiful way of being taken back to another era.
However, this person had the nerve to share a photo they took at their supermarket and tried to convince the online community that it was actually taken back in 1979. It didn’t take long before someone noticed the stand of Powerade at the end of the aisle.
Do the Math!
We’re not entirely sure if this qualifies as a lie. The following screenshot might just be an example of a lack of intelligence. Like many people online, Charley took what she believed to be a legitimate IQ test.
In the end, she ended up getting a score of 85, which is below average. So when she posted in the caption that she got a score of 125, we can only put it down her being in denial about her real score.
Mommy Knows Best
Whatever the context is behind the following social media post, we do know that it has something to do with a car. Word of advice: if you are going to tell lies on Facebook that involve your parents, make sure that you don’t have your parents on your “friends” list.
They might be more tech-savvy than you realized. At the very least, they are perfectly able to read your posts and moreover, they probably know when you are lying.
You Better Beliebe It!
Let’s face it: a disproportionately high number of teenagers are obsessed with Justin Bieber. Many fans of the Canadian pop star love him so much that they will even have usernames paying homage to him.
Take this young woman, for example, who named herself “Biebersgurl4ever1” on Reddit. Although her post suggests that she’s actually not such a big fan of “the Biebs,” others begged to differ and called her out on her more than obvious username.
I’ve Been Hacked!
This one’s pretty bad — it might be even worse than getting caught liking your own photo. In any event, this guy was pretty close to faking the whole ‘I got hacked’ thing until technology slapped him right in the face, which was followed by a few other burns from fellow Facebook friends.
If only his phone hadn’t betrayed him by revealing that he had posted that status via his mobile device and not from a library computer as he claimed…
The Great Gatsby
All we could really do after reading this little post is shake our heads. We’re not entirely sure what the point of this status was but there was really no point in calling out people who have read The Great Gatsby if you haven’t read it yourself.
Sure, those who have read the novel aren’t any better than you just because of that but chances are, they would have understood the little joke your Facebook friend was making in the comments section of your post. Just sayin…
This Sounds…Oddly Familiar
It didn’t take very long for this guy’s Facebook friends to notice this blatant lie of a post. Whether or not you’re good looking, dude, there’s really no need to steal an exact quote from a conversation that happened on Jimmy Kimmel Live! between the host himself and actor Robert Downey Jr.
Perhaps you were trying to live vicariously through two huge megastars but it ended up getting thrown right back in your face when your friend in the comments section put you in your place…
Keeley Hawes Isn’t Having It
This one seriously made us laugh out loud! There’s nothing worse than getting caught and called out by the very celeb your fake news is about.
Our best guess is that The Daily Mail surely wasn’t expecting English actress, Keeley Clare Hawes to actually see their post and reply to it yet she did because she wanted to clear up the fact that she didn’t lose 14 pounds for her role in Bodyguard. Well, it looks like that “news” source may have gotten themselves into a bit of a pickle…
Down the Rabbit Hole You Go…
It’s one thing to be a fraud, but another thing entirely to be a dumb fraud. Friends, if anyone is resorting to the desperate act of completely faking their own success, assuming that others are more clueless than they are in order to pull it off is a bad move.
Don’t go trying to pull a fast one about something that anyone can bust you for with a simple google search. And don’t ever piss off art fans – they’re known to be a sensitive bunch, and will no doubt make you sorry.
The Strangest of Promises to Grandma
Let’s get one thing straight: unless your grandma is a pre-teen living in a senior’s body, she doesn’t know who Nash Grier is. He’s barely passed 20 as of late, and he’s only famous for being funny on the internet and being friends with Shawn Mendes, an already famous person who your grandma definitely doesn’t know either.
And as a fan of his, we don’t think he’d be too pleased about you guilt-tripping his real fans with the last few precious years of your grandma’s life.
He Got Too Close to the Sun…
Look, when you post a photo online that clearly shows your shadow in front of you, it’s safe to assume that something was blocking this guy’s vision from the sun. To be fair, we probably would have believed him had he cut the shadow out of the photo.
Even then, the guy isn’t even looking up the sky. Why even post a photo of your discomfort after hurting your eyes from too much sun?
Time for Some Drama!
Ironically, one person took it upon themselves to write a quick post about how they can’t stand liars. Of course, that’s what this entire article is about. In a sharp twist of irony, the original poster’s ex quickly commented on the post, calling them out for cheating on them.
We don’t know why, but we do enjoy it when someone is quick to criticize others for something even though they are also guilty of the same thing!
Just About to Sleep
Was she going to sleep at the club? Was there space to take a nap? In this age of digital media, it’s becoming more difficult to be sneaky. You will get away with lying only if you’re lucky.
Can you guess what happened later? She froze and was ashamed to even turn back and see the guy. You can be sure she did not appear tired. If she was smart enough, great apologies would follow.
The Via Mobile Thing
Phones reveal lies in a cheeky way. Never think you’re the smartest guy out there. This lady could have easily gotten away with the lie if it were not for the annoying “via mobile situation.”
No one was actually trying to break into her house. She was messaging with her phone. For sure, the best thing to do was to call the police instead of going online. She must have stopped commenting when a friend found this out.
When the Guy Shows Up
This guy knew what it took to get into shape. Triathlon preparation was something else. So, he didn’t want anyone to put words in his mouth. The guy has a good shape, so it pays to believe him.
If you want to know how to get in shape, don’t learn from the cheering squad. Ask the person who has made it in that area. That’s the message in other words. It must have shut the liar’s mouth.
Getting in Shape Wrongly
Speaking of the worst way to get in shape…Working out with Photoshop is one of the worst methods of getting fit. Your bellybutton will apparently disappear from your tummy, making you look odd.
Just by the way this guy started giving reasons as to why his skin was off-color, someone could easily notice that he was trying to cover something up. It raised suspicion for his friends to dig up the lie.
Is That Paris?
Just by looking at the out-of-focus background, you can easily tell that this is not Paris. It is Australia. She failed to take notice of the Sydney Opera House.
Did her boyfriend lie to her or is she the one that wanted to lie? If it’s her fiancé who lied, then she should go back in rage, having posted such a lie on social media.
Steal a Photo
Rick likes to take credit for other people’s photography. However, he forgot to remove the “Boyer Photography” watermark. Or, has he become Nick Boyer? Does he lack Photoshop skills or is designing just not his thing?
Although it takes a keen eye to tell whether someone is lying on social media, some lies are obvious. It looks like Rick isn’t the ultimate liar in this regard. Anyone can take credit for anything nowadays.
More Than Morphine
This guy wanted people to pity him but ended up pitying himself and requiring a stronger painkiller than morphine after being discovered publicly.
He didn’t think his friends could visit with him or call any family member to confirm what he was saying. He made a fool out of himself. What was he trying to gain anyway, popularity or sympathy? If you ever do such a thing, pray hard that someone doesn’t find out and post the truth online.
Monsoon Comes Soon
Although Susan was quick to say that it was not a monsoon, her lies went silent when a discerning Carter pointed out the truth. Do you choose to buy the picture online or go for the throw pillows for sale by Stacy Fortson?
Apparently, Susan had never seen the pillows. That must have been a great surprise for her. She must have quickly clicked on the link to confirm her ignorance.
Not Really Engaged
Being spontaneous is something your close friend should know. However, if you want to prove a point on social media, there’s no telling what could happen. Your Goofy Dave could come out.
Dave is actually a model. It’s highly likely that she doesn’t know him personally. Now she has a clue. It’s going to be difficult for her to break the news that there was no engagement to start with. Her friend had a good reason to keep off.
Chartered Plane
It’s really bad when the actual service provider calls you out. Look at this. Surely, those who care now know the truth. This person should now charter a plane to “Shamesville.” No.
They already chartered and have arrived at their destination. That’s a good way to spend the weekend. At least, the airline provided information for the person to be more careful next time. He won’t make the same mistake again.
That’s a Big Backyard!
Looks can be extremely deceiving, especially when it comes to where you are having a photo taken. This young lady had the nerve to post a photo of herself on Instagram, creating the illusion that she was going on a hike in the woods.
Little did she know though that her sister was lurking in the distance and caught her having her photo taken in their backyard! What’s stopping her from going on a real hike?!
