In June of 2015, Rachel Dolezal was found to be a white woman pretending to be Black. The discovery imploded her life, a life that she is still having trouble putting back together. But lying about her race wasn't the first big lie she'd told. Claiming to be Black followed a lifetime of little lies... a pattern she has yet to break.

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Belle Gunness has a reputation as one of the first female serial killers. By placing personal ads in newspaper, protraying herself as a successful farmer, she lured men to her with promises of marriage. But as soon as the men arrived, they were never heard from again.

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In 1917, cousins Elsie and Frances used the excuse of fairies to get out of trouble with their mothers, and even presented photo evidence. To them, it was all a bit of fun, but when the adults around them- including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle- became obsessed with the photos, the girls realized they may have gotten in over their heads.

On September 11th, 2001, the United States experienced a terrorist attack. One of the victims was Tania Head; not only did she nearly lose her life in the collapse of the World Trade Center, but her fiance Dave died that day. Despite her grief, she became the leader of the Survivor's Network, a group that was created to connect those who had made it out of 9/11 alive. Through Tania's efforts, Network members were able to visit Ground Zero, speak with a trauma therapist, and share their unique experience with one another.

And yet, as the year went on, Network members started to suspect that Tania wasn't who she claimed to be. Some parts of her story didn't line up, and when the New York Times asked to interview her, Tania suddenly shut down. But would anyone dare to confront her?

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Tomi Masters was excited when she found the Snapchat of rapper Mac Miller and he answered her DM, telling her she was beautiful. After a few weeks of chatting, the two arranged to meet. When Tomi found out that the person behind the account was not Miller, but a young man named TJ Woody, she decided to continue the date to see what happened...

CW: Child abuse, suicidal ideation, sexual assault

JT Leroy became famous almost overnight for his novel SARAH, a fictionalized version of his upbringing with his sex worker mother who later forced him into sex work. But as he published more and his fame grew, people started to wonder who JT Leroy really was.

After Klara Maurovna and her two sons moved in with her sister Katerina, Katerina suggested they foster a child. Anicka was 13 years old and the sisters worked hard to get her the medical attention she needed, as well as give her a good home. But Klara noticed that sometimes, Anicka acted like an adult. What she'd discover later was that Anicka had ties to a cannibalistic cult and had a history of catfishing.

Manti Te'o was a college football star, which makes this story of catfishing all the more embarassing for those involved. After mentioning online girlfriend Lennay in an interview, the football community kept an eye on the relationship. When Lennay died from leukemia, they raised money for cancer research and mourned with Manti.

Then, Lennay came back from the dead.