Latest "catfishing" stories

Sexting, salacious snapshots: Inside SEAL Team 6′s spoofing scandal

It's the latest imbroglio to embarrass the SEALs, the elite special operators once lauded as “silent professionals” who eschewed the shenanigans that snagged headlines.

By Mark D. Faram and Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Service members are getting catfished, blackmailed on dating apps by male prisoners posing as women, report says

The alleged sextortion scheme began in 2015, with prisoners posing as women in the same age bracket as the targeted soldier.

By Jon Simkins

5 years ago