Have You Ever Been Catfished or Impersonated Online?

Catfishing is what we call it when people lie about their identity online. It's unsettling, and it happens often: Last week, I wrote about how the DEA catfished drug dealers on Facebook by impersonating a woman arrested on drug charges. Today, Jezebel covered a disturbing story about a woman named Ellie Flynn who realized some dirtbag in her social circle used her photos to create fake Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and dating site accounts to talk to strangers.