The distance and quasi-anonymity of the internet lets some folks feel like they can get away with anything. So some waste their time concocting stories designed to make themselves look better or elicit sympathy.
In case you needed an extra scoop of justice, we’ve gathered some of the best posts from an internet community dedicated to screenshots of folks who thought they could get away with lying online. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own stores in the comments down below.
#1 Chinese Restaurant Respond To Reviews Left
© Photo: bad63r81
#2 I Guess Heroic Hollywood Really Likes That Film
© Photo: [deleted]
#3 Excuuuuuse Me
© Photo: Swaggiest_swaggster
#4 Why Would You Even Say This?
© Photo: [deleted]
#5 Lying Dad Forgets He Added Daughter On Facebook
© Photo: jokerlovesharleen
#6 My Money Was Stolen
© Photo: HeroHomie
#7
#8 Antivaxxers Try To Meme
© Photo: peejr
#9 Data
© Photo: thenewyorkgod
#10 Astrologer Gets Told By An Astronomer
© Photo: BronxLens
#11 Good Job Twitter
© Photo: Tetronamite
#12 Stumbled Upon This While Browsing Kayak Rentals. Can’t Believe This Guy Left A Bad Review After What He Did
© Photo: Shadopancake
#13 Terry Doesn't Suffer Fools
© Photo: beerbellybegone
#14 Kinda Tame By This Subreddit's Standards, But I Thought It Was Funny
© Photo: [deleted]
#15 Left One Star Review On Super Bowl Sunday
© Photo: NarutoCell
#16 If This Photo Was Indeed Taken In 1971, Why Is The Woman Second From The Right Wearing An Apple Watch?
© Photo: Call_Me_Tsuikyit
#17 Marvel Clickbait Sites Are Getting Desperate
© Photo: b-wolf95
#18 Instagram ‘Fact Pages’ Everyone
© Photo: Laughtrac_
#19 Op Begging For Attention
© Photo: heneedssomemilk104
#20 Woman Claims Son Was Fighting Fire. Her Own Son Called Her Bs
© Photo: you-know-poo
#21 Fan Lies About Being Xbox Friends With A Band, Band Immediately Disproves Them
© Photo: small_potato_boiii
#22 “Self-Made”
© Photo: ERIKLLMM
#23 How I Became A Millionaire
© Photo: ESI85
#24
#25 Credit To U/Haqummar
© Photo: random_person509
#26 Uh Oh
© Photo: thenonking
#27 Commenter Lies About Narrowly Avoiding Being On The Collapsed Baltimore Bridge
© Photo: Caa3098
#28 No Coming Back From This One
© Photo: Axwe8
#29 Receipts!! Review On A Local Chinese Restaurant
© Photo: fkdupm8
#30 I Found This Post Thought It Might Belong Here
© Photo: maxthe2ndiscool
#31 Didn’t Think To Grab A Screenshot Of The Profile Picture Before He Made The Profile Private
© Photo: glueall215
#32 Didn't Even Get The Number Right
© Photo: beerbellybegone
#33 She Tried To Call Out Mrbeast
© Photo: CutieMiyuki
#34 Person On TikTok Tries To Get A Refund... For A Product That Isn't Even Availble Yet
© Photo: MrCanadianShark
#35
#36
#37
#38 Found This Gem Today
© Photo: UnlivingThree57
#39 That's A Little Misleading
© Photo: jaytix1
#40 Redditor Claims To Be Puerto Rican, Gets Called Out, Then Forgets To Switch Accounts Before Claiming To Be (Different) Multiracial User Defending First Post
© Photo: Blackfloydphish
#41 Clean And Simple
© Photo: Ehrahbass
#42 Because Celebrities Trust Any Random Stranger With Their Money
© Photo: yayforanxiety
#43 The “Prediction”
© Photo: RareXG
#44 I'm Thinking About Putting In My Resume At This Shop
© Photo: chewycondom
#45 Fake Story, Fake Outrage
© Photo: [deleted]
#46 The Originial Spongebob Doesn't Know His Facts Quite Well Does He?
© Photo: LordeOfTheOnionRings
#47 Not Mine, But You Guys May Like It
© Photo: zombiegamer101
#48 Forgets To Switch Account Three Times!
© Photo: [deleted]
#49 Karma Farmer Found Out Within Minutes
© Photo: my__socrates__note
#50 Lying About Blue Beetles Rotten Tomato Score
© Photo: Natural-North-3993
#51 Redditor Came Up With A Fake Story For The Updoots, Another Called Him On His Bs
© Photo: LotusofSin
#52 Dont Know What They Were Thinking
© Photo: eltonthepaleoartist
#53
#54
#55
#56 Attempting To Shame Someone For Not “Attending Sunday School”
© Photo: [deleted]
#57 Man Pretends To Be A Sergeant, Says He Is In The Navy, Then Deletes Account After Being Called Out
© Photo: [deleted]
#58 Someone Made A Fake Subscriber Count And The Real Youtuber Replied
© Photo: i-like-to-be-wooshed
#59 No, You Didn’t Make A Thing
© Photo: reporterpenguin
#60 Third Time In Two Months That My Landlord Didn’t Pay The WiFi Bill So I Went And Did It Myself In Person. Got This Text From Her Friend Immediately After
© Photo: nyknac
#61 Caught Him!!
© Photo: NeuroGuy406
#62 Who Was He Talking To?
© Photo: AfroThaGreat
#63 This Dude’s Mom
© Photo: goblin_welder
#64 Random Guy On Twitter Tries To Get Retweets With Another One Of Those Fake Direct Messages Involving Taco Bell. Gets Called Out
© Photo: Friendly220
#65
#66 Yeah, Nobody Is Going To Change Their Gaming Time Before Netflix Watchers Only Watch 1 Hour A Day
© Photo: mafti7
#67 This Guy Should Be Banned
© Photo: aarindiwatee
