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Definitely not a catfish

This is a humorous pun meme presented as a screenshot of a fake dating app profile. The main profile image is a close-up photo of a real live catfish being held by a partially visible human hand. The profile claims to belong to a 20-year-old named 'Real Human' located 70 miles away. The obviously unconvincing bio reads: 'Hello I am an real human I enjoy the human hobbies of breathing air and walking with my leg'. The core joke is a pun on the internet slang term 'catfish', which refers to a person who uses a fake online identity to deceive others, especially on dating platforms, literalized here by using an actual image of a catfish as the profile photo for the clearly fake 'human' profile.
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Profile label: Real Human, 20; Location: 70 miles away; Bio: Hello I am an real human I enjoy the human hobbies of breathing air and walking with my leg

Overview

This is a humorous pun meme presented as a screenshot of a fake dating app profile. The main profile image is a close-up photo of a real live catfish being held by a partially visible human hand. The profile claims to belong to a 20-year-old named 'Real Human' located 70 miles away. The obviously unconvincing bio reads: 'Hello I am an real human I enjoy the human hobbies of breathing air and walking with my leg'. The core joke is a pun on the internet slang term 'catfish', which refers to a person who uses a fake online identity to deceive others, especially on dating platforms, literalized here by using an actual image of a catfish as the profile photo for the clearly fake 'human' profile.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit Meme subreddit, posted under the title 'Definitely not a catfish'. It leverages the widely known slang term 'catfish' that has been popular online since the 2010s, particularly in contexts related to online dating. It is designed as a relatable joke about the prevalence of deceptive fake profiles on dating applications, and has circulated widely across social media platforms as a lighthearted joke about this common online experience.

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