You can never be sure if someone you encounter online is actually who they appear to be. Many people are fabricating the snippets of their personality they share online, some more than others. It’s easy to do so, as the anonymity of the Internet allows us to get away with it. Even those who are close to us may be doing it without us ever knowing it.

Like it happened to this teen, whose stepmom was lying about their family online to gain an online presence and coach other parents in blended households. After finding out about her fake persona on social media, her stepson decided to expose her during one of her lives, with receipts and everything.

Scroll down to find the full story and conversation with senior therapist Sally Baker, clinical psychologist Dr. Sabrina Romanoff, and media psy

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