Caught red-handed! Hilarious photos reveal the worst attempts at lying shared online – including a woman who pretended a stock image of a house was drawn by her child
- Diply shared snaps of people from around the world who’ve been caught lying
- One Twitter user was spotted pretending her son had illustrated a stock image
- Another person mocked a scammer who spelled Amazon wrong in their email
Most people only show the best moments of their lives online – but some people don’t let the truth stand in their way when it comes to keeping up appearances.
People from around the world who’ve been caught lying on social media and in everyday life have had their incriminating photos rounded up for a hilarious gallery shared by Diply.
One woman, believed to be from America, was spotted on Twitter trying to convince others an image from Shutterstock was illustrated by her son.
Elsewhere, a man mocked a couple who posted a picture pretending that it was taken without their knowledge as they slept.
Below, FEMAIL reveals the funniest times people have been caught out exaggerating the truth…
People from around the world who have gone to extreme measures to lie about their lives have had their incriminating photos shared in a gallery on Diply. Pictured: An American woman who pretended an image from Shutterstock had been drawn by her son
A woman who edited her photograph to give the illusion of a curvier figure was blissfully unaware that her Photoshop skills had also changed the appearance of the horse in her snap. It is unclear where the image was taken
A woman, thought to be from America, who posted a photograph pretending that she was unaware it was being taken, was mocked by some Twitter users (pictured)
Residents of an undisclosed town covered in snow were amused by a sign which suggested the area never witnessed that kind of weather
A man who received an email from a scam artist was amused by the shocking spelling mistakes throughout the correspondence. It is unclear where the person is from
This person was caught trying to convince his Facebook friends that a selfie had been taken by his girlfriend after eagle-eyed users spotted the telltale reflection in his mirror
American children who made a poster to advertise their magic skills were mocked online for failing to create the illusion of levitation
An anonymous man pretending to be stuck in traffic was unaware that the reflection in his sunglasses revealed an empty road ahead
This man, thought to be based in the US, was caught pretending the sun was in his eyes when taking a photograph – but an eagle-eyed Facebook user spotted his shadow was in the wrong place for this to be true
A man, from New Zealand, who was attempting to sell sunglasses as new was caught lying when a Facebook user spotted they were being worn in his display picture
This person was spotted pretending to wear a gold chain but unfortunately his photo also captured the background of his snap, showcasing the fact that it was just a bag handle instead