The People at the Center of Online Hoaxes

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Creator of MTV’s “Catfish” Nev Schulman tells Katie how he was completely blindsided by a Catfish in an online relationship hoax. We also meet a young woman behind an online dating scam and another woman who became so trapped in her online relationship that it not only broke her heart, but also her wallet. See all the photos from the show.

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: Creator of MTV’s “Catfish” Nev Schulman explains to Katie how deep he was in an online relationship hoax and what it was like to finally meet the woman with whom he had been blindly corresponding.

: After watching Katie’s interview with Manti Te’o, Nev Schulman reveals how others have contacted him saying they too were lured by Manti Te’o's fake girlfriend.

: Nev Schulman listens to and shares his insights on the stories of two women who were on either end of misleading online relationships.

: Chelsea Browning created a fake Facebook page pretending to be a handsome male model and engaged with young women under this alias.

: Katie asks why this young woman would pretend to be somebody she’s not. Chelsea Browning says it was a reaction to being bullied in the past and she was also experimenting with her sexuality.

: Debbie Best tells Katie how she was lured by a seemingly normal man who said he was from Florida. In reality, it was a scammer in Nigeria.

: The audience took a quiz during the show to learn how much lying they could really tolerate in an online relationship.

: Here’s Katie revealing audience answers to the lying tolerance quiz.

: Lesson learned today! Thanks to our brave guests, everybody went home with a more cautious eye when it comes to being in an online relationship.

: Katie pauses for a photo after the show.

: Chelsea Browning garnered some wisdom after tricking others into believing she was somebody else. She told Katie there’s no better gift than being exactly who you are.