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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…

#1 Because Cute Stuff Like This Doesn’t Happen

#2 I Have No Words For This

#3 Restaurant Workers Draw On Food Containers All The Time

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 warning bluntly, “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 Nonverbal Kid Learns To Talk? Impossible!

#5 Frost Can Form Images Like This, Especially In Northern Regions

#6 Kids Wanting Candy Over A Medal? Inconceivable!!

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.

#7 Kids Never Say Silly Things🙄

#8 Seems Possible To Me

#9 Wait Til They Hear About What Happened Before The Time Of Social Media And Cellphones!

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.”