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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
no adhesiveness 2020 1 week ago
I think this dog is a Great Pyrenees, they are very loyal shepherds, he found a lost "sheep" and stayed to protect it.
#3
Because No One Could Possibly Be At The Same Church!
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
Kids Never Say Silly Things🙄
#5
I Have No Words For This
#6
Because This Is Definitely A Sequence Of Events That Could Never Happen
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
Restaurant Workers Draw On Food Containers All The Time
#8
Frost Can Form Images Like This, Especially In Northern Regions
poiplescales 1 week ago
I have personally seen my car window do the most beautiful pictures so I'm thinking this doesn't belong
#9
Honestly? I Would Do That
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
I Guess People Can't Become Doctors
DC 1 week ago
I always watched them repair the results of my stupidity. After all, none of it were that deep in, surface level, skin stitches, the like. The one time they actually had to repair one of those strings (left thumb, the one making it straight/outward), they knocked me out completely. I'd have loved to see that! The choice of words makes me doubt this one. They don't talk that way.
#11
That Is Literally Something A Child Would Say
poiplescales 1 week ago (edited)
Given that the spark and chemical sacs are in the head and throat no they don't
#12
Because Daydreaming About Trucks Is So Inconceivable For Old People
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
Seems Possible To Me
#14
No Chance That Middle Schoolers Didn’t Have A Serious Relationship
highwaycrossingfrog 1 week 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
#15
Because No One Ever Has A Witty Comeback To A Racist Comment
poiplescales 1 week ago
That's probably not the first time someone yelled that at him so having a prepared response makes sense or maybe he's just naturally funny.
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
Kids Wanting Candy Over A Medal? Inconceivable!!
#17
This Person Has Clearly Never Met Drunk Girls In The Bathroom
Lady Gypsy Rain 1 week ago
Drunk ladies in the bathroom are some of the friendliest bunch of ladies
#18
Yeah, Probably Did 100% Happen
astheshadowsfall 1 week 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.
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
People Speaking Languages? No Way
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 week ago
If people around you are speaking in another language they're obviously making fun of you and plotting against you. They're also talking about your double chin and your bald spot and having a real good time about it. You need to nip that sh*t in the bud. /s
#20
Kissing Someone You Have A Huge Crush On Doesn't Make Your Heart Rate Go Up!
#21
There's Very Little That's Unbelievable About This
"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.
#22
Title
poiplescales 1 week ago
Her family probably had to buy some new furniture and talked about cost or else parents workingore to pay for furniture left her alone at mealtime meaning she's got to feed herself, probably told her it's time for you to grow up.
#23
Nonverbal Kid Learns To Talk? Impossible!
#24
I Mean, Uncommon, But I Feel Like This Could Easily Happen
poiplescales 1 week ago
I threw a book away as a teenager and it got returned to my room, my mom thought it must've been an accident and put it back.
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
Wait Til They Hear About What Happened Before The Time Of Social Media And Cellphones!
Rali Meyer 1 week 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
#26
Seriously? What Part Of This Isn’t Believable? Has This Person Never Met A Second Grader?
#28
Because People Can’t Accept Trans People
#29
I Do This Constantly
#30
Kids Never Mimic What They Hear And Repeat It When Their Parents Like It
Lady Gypsy Rain 1 week ago
My kids at that age would not only quote their favorite movies, they would act out the action scenes. That age is hilarious
#31
Saw This. Kids Mimic What They See At School All The Time
Elladine DesIsles 1 week 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.
#32
Saw This On Fb In A Group For Things That Never Happen
#33
Cause Everyone Is Out To Be Mean
Daisydaisy 1 week 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
Parents Don't Want To Teach Their Kids Life Skills
#35
An 11yo Could’nt Use The Word “Reinstated”???
Elladine DesIsles 1 week 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).
#36
No Way Could This Have Happened
Alex Mosby 1 week 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.
#37
Obviously Op Wasn't Actively Thinking About This For 30 Years
#38
Entirely Plausible And Everyone In The Comments Said They Did Something Similar
#39
People Don't Read!
#40
Because A 13yo Would Never Make A Comment During A Movie
#41
Someone Couldn't Possibly Have Had Health Issues When They Were Younger
Charlie the Cat 1 week 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.
#42
Everyone Takes Apart Their Burgers To Make Sure Their Fast Food Order Is Correct
#43
Suuurrrreee... A Waiter Can't Possibly Forget What Every Single One Of Their Customers Ordered
Poured Banda 1 week ago
My wife likes black coffee and I like lattes. We always get given the wrong drinks. How is this any different?
#44
How Is This Unbelievable?
#45
Because Workers Never Ever Gives Anything For Free, Especially At The End Of The Day
StarCrossedFriday 1 week ago
I'm largely having an issue with the son's supposed reaction. Unless 'mama' gave that (whole) McFlurry to the kid.
#46
Because No One Says Good Job Anymore, Right?
#47
Three Year Olds Never Say Anything
#48
I Mean I Can Definitely See A 10yo Saying This
Rali Meyer 1 week ago
same as that secret mongolian assassin. - Do you know him? No. - My point exactly
#49
This Is Definitely Plausible
#50
Racism Doesn't Happen Anymore Apparently
poiplescales 1 week ago
If that's a joke here's it's opposite Why aren't white people good at basketball? Because they don't live in the same systemic poverty that has been engineered by racism and don't have to focus on doing a sport so well they can leave and help their whole family.- I'm white in case everyone wants to hate on me, go for it.
#51
Why Would A Four Year Old Have Any Kind Of Imagination?
#52
The Entire Sub Of R/Untrustworthypoptarts
#53
Found On Untrustworthy Pop-Tarts
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 week ago
And you were surprised because you didn't ask him to do it and you didn't notice while it was happening.
#54
What Even?
Auntriarch 1 week ago
I can imagine Mr Auntriarch reading that as less than three. I can also imagine him messaging back and asking don't we need more than two. He may be a nerd, but he's not a pillock
#55
The Idea Of Socialized Health Care Is A Fairly New Concept… In America
Daisydaisy 1 week ago
Of course this happened! I pay little or nothing for my doctor visits and medications. That's normal in Australia
#56
Because Children Can’t Know About Harry Potter
highwaycrossingfrog 1 week ago
But everyone knows they never last longer than a year before something terrible happens to them.
#57
No One Ever Misunderstands Feline Sibling Dynamics
poiplescales 1 week ago
Animals are not humans and do not have the same social values, so yeah if you keep them intact and unaltered in an enclosed environment you're gonna get kittens with extra toe beans.
#58
Literally What About This Is Unbelievable?
#59
Children Never Use Media To Parallel Their Real Life Situations
#60
It's Impossible To Be At Walmart For Less Than 10 Minutes Apparently
#61
"A Household Left This Note For Their Cleaner"
highwaycrossingfrog 1 week 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.
#62
Ah Yes, Mcdondald, The Restaurant Famous For Perfect Fulfillment Of Customer's High Expectations
#63
Because No One Ever Has Been To Asia
#64
American Exceptionalism? Impossible!
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Rey Rory 1 week ago
God this is infuriating. "My kid said a line from their favorite movie - totally happened 🙄" "I confronted a guy at work - And everyone clapped" "Today I saw a dog - no you didn't" Apparently, nothing ever happens.
I am the rat in your walls 1 week ago
Half of these post were also in BP's "Wow wholesome or funny post that actually happened.."
Al Fun 1 week ago
Where is the evidence that it totally happened? Somebody claims that it didn’t happen, then somebody else counter-claims that it did (totally). Ok!?
Candice Cotton 1 week ago
I think it's more about the assumption that everyone must be lying even when there's really nothing implausible about the story. It's not about proving something did or didn't happen, it's about people who feel the need to feel smarter than everyone else by "calling out" random stuff as fake stories for no reason.
Load More Replies... Rey Rory 1 week ago
God this is infuriating. "My kid said a line from their favorite movie - totally happened 🙄" "I confronted a guy at work - And everyone clapped" "Today I saw a dog - no you didn't" Apparently, nothing ever happens.
I am the rat in your walls 1 week ago
Half of these post were also in BP's "Wow wholesome or funny post that actually happened.."
Al Fun 1 week ago
Where is the evidence that it totally happened? Somebody claims that it didn’t happen, then somebody else counter-claims that it did (totally). Ok!?
Candice Cotton 1 week ago
I think it's more about the assumption that everyone must be lying even when there's really nothing implausible about the story. It's not about proving something did or didn't happen, it's about people who feel the need to feel smarter than everyone else by "calling out" random stuff as fake stories for no reason.
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