Around 4 out of 5 online daters in the U.S. admit to having lied or exaggerated on dating apps or websites. According to the same survey, carried out from 2019 to 2020, 75 percent believe it is important to look their best online, even if that means distorting reality.
Misrepresentations and fraud when online dating in the United States in 2019 and 2020
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*FTI Consulting Study (Aug 2019) - 6,451 U.S. respondents 18 year-old or older;
FTI Consulting Study (May 2020) - 3,303 U.S. general population respondents weighed on age, gender, location and 2016- Presidential vote.
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