It’s easy to get envious of other people’s lives when trawling through social media, but some people have decided that lying was the best way to look good online.
In hilarious new pictures, Twitter and Facebook users were caught out for embellishing the truth for the sake of retweets and likes.
One hapless Twitter user claimed he’d stolen from Harry Styles at a baseball game, but the singer busted him by saying he wasn’t even at the match.
An eager-to-please dog owner pretended their innocent pooch had destroyed their sofa pillows, but someone pointed out that she’d set up the photo by pulling out the pillow stuffing herself.
In an attempt to sell a used car, one company pretended that racing driver Dale Earnhadt Jr. had once driven the vehicle – which he swiftly (and very publicly) denied.
Here Femail reveals pictures of the funniest social media fakers.
Eager for a few likes, this dog owner pretended her innocent pooch had destroyed her sofa pillows by pulling out the stuffing herself
Racing driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. swiftly denied driving a car that a company was trying to sell
This mother made sure people knew that her anti-vaccine son had been fully vaccinated
Harry Styles quickly destroyed this man’s lie that he’d robbed the boy band star
This Reddit user claimed to have knitted a sweater for their snake – but the pet wasn’t even theirs
Faking it! This dating app user forgot to cover his tracks when he used a fake picture on his profile
Busted! This man claimed a pretty girl had flirted with him on Twitter, but she denied it
Awkward! This Facebook seller said his sunglasses had never been worn, but posted a picture of himself wearing them
This bragger claimed he’d got drunk on these cans but they actually belonged to his friends
This girl claimed to have gotten a new hairstyle, but actually found the picture online
Dog thief! This woman claimed she’d lost her dog, but she had actually stolen it from its original owner
This writer pretended his books were the main display in a store, but he’d actually stacked them himself
This man claimed his brother was making a patriotic pose, but it wasn’t actually his brother
This man claims he didn’t get much for his money, but he’d actually eaten half the dessert first
Caught out! This prankster claimed he’d snuck into a plane but the airline had evidence that he’d boarded the flight like everyone else
Telling lies! This person claimed to have studied science but actually had a music degree
Embarrassing mother! This man pretended he’d attended this university on Facebook but never even finished school
Cheeky! This man claimed he needed money for medical expenses but actually wanted money for his music
Mother knows best! This girl got called out by her mother for pretending to have grown up poor