The stories filling the Reddit subreddit /r/thatHappened are guaranteed to be untrue. Some of them are just generally unbelievable, like totally literate toddlers, and others clearly have a political agenda being masked by a grocery store miracle where everyone claps at the end. If you can get away with a fake story it might gain you some online popularity. Some Reddit karma or some TikTok clout. Whatever the reasoning may be, it is a well-known fact that people like to lie on the internet.

If you are going to tell a lie, at least do it well so you don't end up being chastised for it. As the strive for online fame becomes greater and greater, the amount of people lying for attention becomes greater as well. Especially on TikTok. It's not uncommon to see a video of someone's face with a block of white text in front of it telling some outrageous tale. Here are 18 uncalled-for and untrue stories from around social media.

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