A term created by the dating platform Hinge, kittenfishing is a form of online deception where someone presents themselves in a misleadingly positive light. Of course, you want to put your best foot forward on your online dating profile, but kittenfishing is exaggerating it or misleading people viewing your profile in ways like fabricating positive stories, playing up traits you don't really possess, and using old or heavily edited photos to make yourself look better than you really are.