Trending Topic: Woman 'Catfished' by Her Ex's New Girlfriend, Internet Offers Their Advice

It's no secret that the Internet loves a good catfishing story. The recent viral internet trends surrounding the subject have been helped immensely by Netflix's fascination with pumping out docudramas on victims and perpetrators of the "Catfish." Recent examples include their series on Anna Delvey who "catfished" the entire system of New York's elite, 'Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev, who is inexplicably not in prison, and Manti Te'o, an NFL player who was infamously catfished by a non-existent woman who's fake "death" imploded his entire reputation.  "Catfishing" is a hot topic right now, no matter where you look, emerging frequently in pop culture and around the general internet. What is "Catfishing"? Well, if you've made it this far in the post without knowing, then kudos to your resolve; also, where have you been for the past ten years? "Catfishing" is when you pretend to be someone you're not to scam someone or trick them into dating or doing something for you.Dictionary.com defines it as:"The process of luring someone into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona."Wikipedia defines it as:Catfishing is a deceptive activity where a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service, usually targeting a specific victim.Wikipedia hits the typical use-case closer to the mark. "Catfishing" isn't just intended to lock someone into a fake relationship, there can be all sorts of endgames involved in a catfish, and there are varying degrees of "catfish" severity. (Keep reading below)