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  2. Catfishing - Wikipedia

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    Similarly to a traditional Carnival celebration involving attendees masking their faces, the Internet allows catfishers to mask their true identities.. Catfishing refers to the creation of a fictitious online persona, or fake identity (typically on social networking platforms), with the intent of deception, [1] usually to mislead a victim into an online romantic relationship or to commit ...

  3. What is catfishing and what can you do if you are ... - AOL

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    Catfishing is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention to trick, harass, or scam another person. It often happens on social media or ...

  4. 7 Ways To Spot Catfishing Scams Before They Cost You ... - AOL

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    The term “catfish” took off and eventually made its way into the dictionary. Now, if you look up “catfish,” it’s got two definitions. ... They Use Photos of Someone Else. Catfish scam ...

  5. Sock puppet account - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term without reference to the internet, as "a person whose actions are controlled by another; a minion" with a 2000 citation from U.S. News & World Report. [6] Wikipedia has had a long history of problems with sockpuppetry.

  6. Online child abuse - Wikipedia

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    The definition of a catfish is "a person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes." [ 34 ] Although catfishing is not exclusively used by online groomers, it is a common way in which groomers contact their potential victim and build trust through a more-trustworthy false identity.

  7. Sadfishing - Wikipedia

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    Sadfishing can be caused by many things, the main reason being that someone doesn't get enough attention, and/or has low self-respect. This is proven by the fact that people sadfishing are looking for compliments: very close to narcissistic behaviour, but with desire for compliments from other people for self-satisfaction.

  8. Why do Nashville Predators fans throw catfish on the ice ...

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    What happens to catfish on ice at Nashville Predators games? Members of the ice crew gather the carcasses, put them in a gold bucket and deliver them immediately into a trash compactor at the arena.

  9. Misinformation - Wikipedia

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    In France, the Spanish and English ambassadors promoted contradictory narratives in the press, and a Spanish victory was incorrectly celebrated in Paris, Prague, and Venice. It was not until late August that reliable reports of the Spanish defeat arrived in major cities and were widely believed; the remains of the fleet returned home in the autumn.