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'Catfish' was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2010. The documentary showed a young man develop a romantic relationship with someone over Facebook.
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NFL Linebacker Manti Te'o's girlfriend passed away in 2012, or so he thought. The relationship only existed over the internet and through phone calls, and it was later revealed that the "girlfriend" was a fictitious character created as part of a cruel prank against Te'o.
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Tinder has become increasingly popular since its 2012 launch. Users swipe left (decline) or right (accept) on potential matches, leading to dates.
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A show based on the 2010 documentary called "Catfish: The TV Show" premiered on MTV two years later, with the documentary's subject as a co-host.
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60% percent of online daters in the United States were only using mobile devices in July 2014, according to a study by ComScore. This was an increase of 25% from the previous year.
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As of October 2014, a billion swipes per day occured over Tinder, and the app had produced 12 million matches per day.
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Tv host Phil McGraw hosted an hour long discussion with people who had fallen victim to catfishing on his TV show, Dr. Phil.
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A survey conducted between these dates revealed that from 2005 to 2015, 13% more people agree that "online dating is a good way to meet people" while 6% less people agree that "people who use online dating sites are desperate".
