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<p>Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay pour one out for MTV’s <em>Catfish, </em>which was recently <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/09/catfish-mtv-tv-show-canceled-documentary-nev-schulman.html"><u>cancelled</u></a> by MTV after 9 seasons and 12 years. Back in 2010, Nev Schulman was the subject of the <em>Catfish</em> documentary, which revealed the heartbreaking truth about a woman he fell in love with online. The documentary helped <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2013/01/catfish-meaning-and-definition-term-for-online-hoaxes-has-a-surprisingly-long-history.html?pay=1759258161841&support_journalism=please"><u>coin</u></a> the internet phenomenon of people creating fake personas to manipulate, extort, or trick others online. However, instead of scamming for money, the protagonists of MTV’s <em>Catfish</em> were coerced into emotional relationships that turned their rom-coms into horror films. With <em>Catfish</em> leaving the airwaves, what has changed about the show (and the int...