These People Were Hilariously Called Out on Social Media

People use social media to brag about their lifestyle, their friends, their belongings, and more. It’s a way to show off just how great of a life you have. However, sometimes that means people will lie on social media to make their lives seem more interesting than they actually are.

These people were called out for lying on social media and the reactions are hilarious.

Chicken Grinder

This person tried to stir up some controversy about the food industry. It turns out they just took a screenshot from the beloved children’s show, Teletubbies.

The English Major

The Great Gatsby is a book that pretty much every high school student will read. Unless you’re this guy, then he skipped over it.

The Liar

Relationships are hard to maintain, especially if you don’t completely trust the person. It looks like this couple is going to have some serious arguments ahead of the.

The Break In

Some people just crave attention. So, this person decided to post that someone was try

Copyrighted

Do we really own our pictures anymore? This account decided to use a photo of an athlete to sell their product. He disagreed with their claim.

7 Day Abs

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither are six pack abs.

The Artist

Everyone wishes they had a certain talent. This person just wants to be an artist so badly. Too bad she was called out for her lies.

Paris or Australia

Not only is there a watermark on the photo, but it’s of Australia, not Paris like the person claimed. If you’re going to lie, at least do a good job at it.

Egg Flip

This person wanted to show off their rad snowboarding skills. Too bad he decided to use a stock image from Google.

The Scrooge

Some people only do good things to show off to others. Take this person for example. On the customer’s receipt, he put a $100 tip. He probably only tipped $5 on the merchant copy.

The Perfect Body

Yikes, this person obviously got their dates mixed up.

Shadows

This kid may have gotten away with his lie if one of his friends wasn’t so detail oriented.

The Vegan

Veganism has been trending lately and this person just wanted to hop on the bandwagon. Too bad they don’t have enough self control to actually go through with it.

Happy Engagement

This person was feeling so lonely that she felt like she had to make up a fiancé for attention. It’s always a little suspicious when your friend gets engaged and you never knew they were even dating someone.

Via Mobile

Facebook’s “via mobile” feature when people post statuses from their phones have gotten a lot of people into a lot of trouble.

The Academic

This kid tried to seem like a tough guy, but his study buddy decided to rat him out on social media. How embarrassing!

Schooled by Mom

This kid’s mom wasn’t afraid to put him on blast when he complained about how his family didn’t have a lot of money growing up. Looks like he needs to start counting his blessings a little more.

Justin Bieber Fan

Sometimes a screen name will tell you all you need to know about a person. Sometimes it even gives away the truth to a lie.

Monsoon Season

This woman decided to get artsy when she posted a photo of a monsoon on her Facebook. Too bad one of her friends found the pillow she took it from.

Watermarked

This is a straight up lie. The picture is watermarked with the photographer’s name!

The Homebody

This is yet another example of people trying to look cool on social media. There is nothing cool about sitting at home in your pajamas.

Chartered Jet

You know it’s serious when an official airline calls you out on your lie.

Phone Cake

We would like to thank all of the social media sleuths out there who prove their friends are lying.

Accidental Post

Now this is definitely a straight up lie. You don’t even need to look into it. The commenter is right, there are multiple steps to posting something on social media.

No Makeup On

She was trying to do something nice for a good cause. It totally backfired when she ended up lying about it.

The Excuse

Keep your lies straight, especially if you decide to post on social media.

Stolen Dialogue

Woah! That’s some serious déjà vu right there.

Hot Girlfriend

This “very real girlfriend” turned out to be a model. Better luck next time.

The IV

You can always count on moms to tell the truth when necessary.