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!
A Legitimate Time Traveler
For some strange reason, this woman tried to convince the internet that this photo is of her mother from the 70s. However, someone was quick to point out that the person is wearing a FitBit!
If you are trying to pass off that a photo of you was taken 50 years ago, make sure to get rid of any obvious features from the present day. We don’t want anyone to suspect that you traveled back in time with your DeLorean!
A Rocky Post
At first, this person’s friends were genuinely impressed by the photo he had supposedly taken of himself during his trip to the Rockies. Apparently, this guy “had an amazing trip and shredded the mountains every day.”
However, he managed to make it extremely easy to be exposed. Not only did he steal the photo, but it was the very first photo to appear on a Google image search! Next time, just take some honest photos of your trip.
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.
