‘Cockfishing’ is the latest misleading dating trend that’s even worse than catfishing

FROM ghosting to breadcrumbing, digital dating has given rise to all kinds of odd behaviour, including the latest bizarre trend – “cockfishing”.

The term – a little like catfishing – refers to those who misrepresent their er, assets, to potential dates.

Metro report that the term – also known as “catcocking” – is given to those who edit “d*** picks” to make it seem as though their penis is much larger than it actually is.

So while a catfish might misrepresent their entire identity – including even stealing photographs from someone else’s profile – a cockfish focuses on one specific body part.

It might occur through photo editing, posing next to items that could make their penis look bigger or even using a special lens.

Despite studies revealing that women actually prefer an average sized penis in the bedroom, it seems some men can’t resist doctoring their photographs.

And apparently, there are a number of ways to catch them out.

In the same way you’d spot any kind of Photoshop fail, cockfishing is no different – simply look for blurred edges or suspicious wavy lines.

Keep an eye out for any sort of optical illusion too – such as placing a very small object directly next to the penis, to make it appear larger.

Last week, we told you about soft-ghosting – the infuriating new dating trend.

According to Glamour the newly-coined term refers to when you’re messaging someone and rather than receiving a written reply, they simply ‘like’ your message.

It is the slightly less brutal sibling of ghosting, whereby a potential date just stops replying to you all together.

In other relationship news, we told you how one mum threatened to dump her ‘a******e’ fiance for buying a fridge safe to stop her stealing his chocolate.

We also revealed six in ten women admit ‘dumbing down’ on dates so ‘less intelligent’ men aren’t scared off.

And we showed you how one mum was ‘repulsed’ after discovering her husband had been secretly ordering sex toys on Amazon Prime.