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“Totally Happened”: 64 Times People Called Out Others For Lying And Were Left With Egg On Their Face (New Pics)
The internet is filled with fictitious nonsense. Tall stories, hyped-up tales, retouched images, blatant lies, and endless episodes of “Things That Never Happened” - all posted for clout. That’s why it pays to fact-check and it also doesn't hurt to use some critical thinking along the way. But sometimes, certain people are a little too critical…
They go straight for the jugular, calling out what they believe to be fibs, without actually gathering any evidence first. These netizens may see it as doing their bit in combating fake news and cleaning up the streets. But what they don’t realize is that their energy could be better put to use elsewhere.
There’s a community dedicated to calling out those who falsely call out others for lying. Nothing Ever Happens has more than 36,000 weekly visitors, all tuning into another episode of “Things That Actually Happened.” Members share posts of totally plausible stories that were framed as being fake. “No Steve,” reads the bio, “the story isn't fake, your life is just boring. Go outside more.” Here are some of the best posts from the page…
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#1
Because No Influencer Ever Pulled This Before?
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#2
Because Cute Stuff Like This Doesn't Happen
#3
Kids Never Say Silly Things🙄
Scrolling through social media can often feel like watching yet another episode of "Things That Never Happened." That's because some (or many) people lie unprovoked, and think nothing of doing so. In 2021, the World Economic Forum published an article bluntly titled, "We are lying more. And social media could be to blame."
The article's author David Markowitz, Assistant Professor of Social Media Data Analytics at the University of Oregon said he'd conducted a study to investigate understand how developments in technology have impacted lying tendencies.
#4
I Have No Words For This
#5
Frost Can Form Images Like This, Especially In Northern Regions
poiplescales 5 hours ago
I have personally seen my car window do the most beautiful pictures so I'm thinking this doesn't belong
#6
Restaurant Workers Draw On Food Containers All The Time
Markovitz found that people told the most lies over the phone or on video chat. In other words, where their lies were unlikely to be recorded. "They told the fewest lies per social interaction via email," he revealed. But he says, the differences across the forms of communication were small.
"Differences among participants – how much people varied in their lying tendencies – were more predictive of deception rates than differences among media," Markovitz writes.
Thankfully, the expert says the world is not filled with people wanting to be Pinocchio. There’s a low rate of lying across the board, says Markovitz, adding that most people are honest most of the time and "there are only a few prolific liars in a population."
#7
Because No One Could Possibly Be At The Same Church!
#8
Because This Is Definitely A Sequence Of Events That Could Never Happen
#9
Kids Wanting Candy Over A Medal? Inconceivable!!
A separate study conducted by Michigan State University also found that most Americans prefer to tell the truth. 1,000 adults were polled about their lying behavior over the previous 24 hours. 59.9% reported not telling a single lie. Those who did admit to lying tended to tell only 1 to 3 lies.
In total, 1,646 lies were tallied during the study. But half of them came from only 5.3% of the participants.
#10
Nonverbal Kid Learns To Talk? Impossible!
#12
No Chance That Middle Schoolers Didn’t Have A Serious Relationship
highwaycrossingfrog 6 hours ago
When I was 13 a boy I liked asked me out and we went on one date to the park where neither of us said anything and we never kissed and then 6 weeks later he broke up with me so yeah, this feels real
The same researchers later decided to investigate whether the truth is preferred language around the world. Or whether noses grow longer in different locations. They surveyed hundreds of people from China, Germany, Mexico, Israel, Kenya, Russia, and Brazil, and posed the following question:
“Think about where you were and what you were doing during the past 24 hours, from this time yesterday until right now. Please write in the number of times you lied.”
#13
This Person Has Clearly Never Met Drunk Girls In The Bathroom
Lady Gypsy Rain 5 hours ago
Drunk ladies in the bathroom are some of the friendliest bunch of ladies
#14
That Is Literally Something A Child Would Say
poiplescales 5 hours ago (edited)
Given that the spark and chemical sacs are in the head and throat no they don't
#15
Seems Possible To Me
The results showed a few differences between the locations.
"Kenyan participants shifted a bit more in the direction of frequent lying: Only 19% of that sample claimed not to have lied in the previous 24 hours, while 23% told 6 or more lies, accounting for 68% of the total lies," reports Psychology Today.
The results from China were quite similar to the previous study conducted in the United States. The Chinese group admitted to telling an average of 1.92 lies. 39% reported telling zero lies. 5% of the group told 6 or more lies, making up 38% of the total number of fibs.
#16
Because Daydreaming About Trucks Is So Inconceivable For Old People
#17
Kissing Someone You Have A Huge Crush On Doesn't Make Your Heart Rate Go Up!
#18
There's Very Little That's Unbelievable About This
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin were keen to take the findings a bit further. While many of the previous studies had focused on lies within a 24-hour period, they decided to examine lies over longer time frame.
"The study examined 116,366 lies told by 632 participants over 91 consecutive days. Participants self-reported their lies daily using an online survey," explains the university's site. The researchers found that day-to-day variance fluctuates considerably from person-to-person.
#19
Yeah, Probably Did 100% Happen
astheshadowsfall 7 hours ago
I can see a cute grandma doing this! But I'm still confused about this entire thread, are we supposed to be agreeing with the premise of each OP, or mocking them? Or a mix? Some seem believable, some don't.
#20
I Guess People Can't Become Doctors
#21
Wait Til They Hear About What Happened Before The Time Of Social Media And Cellphones!
Rali Meyer 2 hours ago
met a hairdresser, knew only her first name. 120 hairdressers in my town. Found her before I visited the first 20 (by now my hear now very short...). That was before mobile phones or internet. I scanned the phone book
"People who are usually honest have days in which they lie more than is typical for them and prolific liars have days in which they tell few lies," said the researchers. "Generally, prolific liars exhibited much more day-to-day variation than the rest of the sample."
They added that this variance was especially true for the top 1% of liars who averaged 17 lies per day. "The only respondents who did not vary much day-to-day were the 1% who almost never lied," they noted.
#23
Because People Can’t Accept Trans People
#24
Seriously? What Part Of This Isn’t Believable? Has This Person Never Met A Second Grader?
The Wisconsin study found that about 75% of respondents did not lie much — about zero to two lies per day. It also revealed that the most lies were inconsequential, little white lies like saying you like a gift that you really don't.
"Most communication is honest and most lies are told by a few prolific liars," says University of Wisconsin Professor Tony Docan-Morgan, who co-authored the publication, "Unpacking variation in lie prevalence: Prolific liars, bad lie days, or both?”
So, based on various bodies of research, it would indeed appear that there are more episodes of "Things That Actually Happened," than there are "Things That Never Happened" in the world.
#25
People Speaking Languages? No Way
StarCrossedFriday 37 minutes ago
I know this isn't the main issue, but...what does it being early have to do with anything?
#26
Saw This. Kids Mimic What They See At School All The Time
Elladine DesIsles 6 hours ago
I had to attend a school year kick-off BBQ when my daughter was in senior kindergarten (in Canada). It was mid-September, 2001. I will never forget wandering around the schoolyard (we'd just moved, new school so I knew no one, and I'm not terribly social) and noticing a group of kids maybe 6-8 years old, playacting planes flying into buildings. Kids use play to process and make sense of their world. In 2001, t*******m was a huge and alarming reality that those kids needed to work through, and in 2026 it makes complete sense that lockdown drills fall into that same category. Both are heartbreaking.
#27
An 11yo Could’nt Use The Word “Reinstated”???
Elladine DesIsles 6 hours ago
My 10-year-old niece could easily come up with a sentence like this, if it was something the adults around her had discussed (and if we weren't Canadian, and free from the misery of private health insurance).
#28
Everyone Takes Apart Their Burgers To Make Sure Their Fast Food Order Is Correct
#29
Title
WindySwede 4 hours ago
I read break, and thought of Raygun.. she can't either so that is ok i thought..
#30
No Way Could This Have Happened
Alex Mosby 5 hours ago
I've actually something similar. I don't use my printer very often so I must have printed a shipping label or something of similar size and forgot to change the settings back to letter size.
#31
Someone Couldn't Possibly Have Had Health Issues When They Were Younger
Charlie the Cat 4 hours ago
Google says, PANDAS stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections. It describes a sudden, dramatic onset or worsening of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or tics in children following a strep infection like strep throat or scarlet fever.
#32
Cause Everyone Is Out To Be Mean
Daisydaisy 3 hours ago
Fast food and hospitality workers will often put quirky little comments or drawings on things like this - it's adorable and it definitely happens!
#34
Saw This On Fb In A Group For Things That Never Happen
#35
I Do This Constantly
#36
Kids Never Mimic What They Hear And Repeat It When Their Parents Like It
Lady Gypsy Rain 5 hours ago
My kids at that age would not only quote their favorite movies, they would act out the action scenes. That age is hilarious
#37
I Mean I Can Definitely See A 10yo Saying This
Rali Meyer 1 hour ago
same as that secret mongolian assassin. - Do you know him? No. - My point exactly
#38
Because A 13yo Would Never Make A Comment During A Movie
#39
This Is Definitely Plausible
#42
People Don't Read!
#43
Suuurrrreee... A Waiter Can't Possibly Forget What Every Single One Of Their Customers Ordered
StarCrossedFriday 23 minutes ago
It does say he ordered for both of them, so this title doesn't really work...
#44
How Is This Unbelievable?
#45
The Entire Sub Of R/Untrustworthypoptarts
#46
Obviously Op Wasn't Actively Thinking About This For 30 Years
#48
Because No One Says Good Job Anymore, Right?
#50
Because Children Can’t Know About Harry Potter
highwaycrossingfrog 6 hours ago
But everyone knows they never last longer than a year before something terrible happens to them.
#51
Three Year Olds Never Say Anything
#52
Why Would A Four Year Old Have Any Kind Of Imagination?
#54
It's Impossible To Be At Walmart For Less Than 10 Minutes Apparently
#55
Parents Don't Want To Teach Their Kids Life Skills
#56
"A Household Left This Note For Their Cleaner"
highwaycrossingfrog 6 hours ago
Not only is this a dïck (as opposed to duck 😁) move, but they couldn't even be bothered to learn their cleaner's name. They deserve shaming.
#57
No One Ever Misunderstands Feline Sibling Dynamics
StarCrossedFriday 15 minutes ago
Depends, really - we adopted 3 cats, 1 older one and 2 kittens, found in the street together, assumed to be mother and babies...we assumed they wouldn't breed either. Because they all turned out to be boys.
#58
Because Workers Never Ever Gives Anything For Free, Especially At The End Of The Day
StarCrossedFriday 13 minutes ago
I'm largely having an issue with the son's supposed reaction. Unless 'mama' gave that (whole) McFlurry to the kid.
#59
Literally What About This Is Unbelievable?
#60
I Mean, Uncommon, But I Feel Like This Could Easily Happen
#61
Because No One Ever Has Been To Asia
#62
American Exceptionalism? Impossible!
#63
Ah Yes, Mcdondald, The Restaurant Famous For Perfect Fulfillment Of Customer's High Expectations
#64
The Idea Of Socialized Health Care Is A Fairly New Concept… In America
Daisydaisy 3 hours ago
Of course this happened! I pay little or nothing for my doctor visits and medications. That's normal in Australia
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