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Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by sacajawea(op): 4:53am On Apr 24, 2025
Many Nigerians on Facebook, many many, tell lies about the school they attended.
Deliberate filling this in?
Why??

They either fill in a top university abroad, or a top federal school in Nigeria, A big name.
This has been so since the golden age of Facebook in Nigeria about 10, 11 years ago to today.
Still so till today, this very day.
This is not mistake as one may think initially (very fee of them are genuine mistakes) this is deliberate.

They will fill in a big name of a secondary school sometimes too. And false University
Then a false working place sometimes too. Maybe slightly related to the profession they do. But it's false.

Over and over and over again.
Many persons I know offline by virtue of Stumbling on their profile online, I see this.

Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by sacajawea(op): 5:09am On Apr 24, 2025
I have so much to say and write about this. So so much.
Exploring this psychological madness that's drawing me to do so.
I hope I have time to do so.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by ruggedtimi(m): 8:27am On Apr 24, 2025
Na you get time to dey check
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by jimmyolasun: 12:36pm On Apr 24, 2025
Facebook still dey??
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Natbrowny: 3:23pm On Apr 24, 2025
jimmyolasun:
Facebook still dey??
Valid question.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Kobicove(m): 4:57pm On Apr 24, 2025
Social media is mostly lies!
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by datola: 6:26pm On Apr 24, 2025
They lie on LinkedIn let alone faceless Facebook!
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Dougad: 6:26pm On Apr 24, 2025
I've never given it much thought. Although my cousin put Uniport in her Facebook profile for years despite nothing until last year when she eventually gained admission to the school. So there's that.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by femi4: 6:26pm On Apr 24, 2025
sacajawea:
Many Nigerians on Facebook, many many, tell lies about the school they attended.
Deliberate filling this in?
Why??

They either fill in a top university abroad, or a top federal school in Nigeria, A big name.
This has been so since the golden age of Facebook in Nigeria about 10, 11 years ago to today.
Still so till today, this very day.
This is not mistake as one may think initially (very fee of them are genuine mistakes) this is deliberate.

They will fill in a big name of a secondary school sometimes too. And false University
Then a false working place sometimes too. Maybe slightly related to the profession they do. But it's false.

Over and over and over again.
Many persons I know offline by virtue of Stumbling on their profile online, I see this.
I can't relate...probably gen zees that didn't go to school or didn't graduate
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by christejames(m): 6:27pm On Apr 24, 2025
Take Facebook profile info with a pinch of salt
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Nazgul: 6:28pm On Apr 24, 2025
Everyone wants to feel important on social media.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Okeytech(m): 6:28pm On Apr 24, 2025
It is called online respect.... I can't even remember that there's anything called Facebook.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Threedoorsdown: 6:28pm On Apr 24, 2025
Social media is filled with lies. The sooner you realize the less bothered you would be

All those stories or experiences people share especially on Twitter, all big lies.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by CaptainFM1: 6:29pm On Apr 24, 2025
It starts from the leader. The No.1 citizen!
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Lawalemi(m): 6:29pm On Apr 24, 2025
To what end? Who do they want to achieve with that?
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by richmond500: 6:30pm On Apr 24, 2025
Dougad:
I've never given it much thought. Although my cousin put Uniport in her Facebook profile for years despite nothing until last year when she eventually gained admission to the school. So there's that.
wetin be her name and what dept?
Make I go razzle am
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Emeskhalifa(m): 6:30pm On Apr 24, 2025
This thing ruined my first relationship.

I was young then and didn't think of its consequence. cry
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by HighQue007: 6:30pm On Apr 24, 2025
Let’s agree is the school they wish they would attend but never happened. If you can’t materialize real life not bad doing that on Facebook. Don’t take it too seriously
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by temitope27(m): 6:30pm On Apr 24, 2025
jimmyolasun:
Facebook still dey??
So you think nairaland is better than Facebook
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by ednut1(m): 6:30pm On Apr 24, 2025
Works at self employed nko grin
From lekki lagos
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Pootle: 6:31pm On Apr 24, 2025
locked profile
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by RealityKings1: 6:31pm On Apr 24, 2025
Mind your business
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Nahunger(m):
grin

Facebook girls all of them are click baits.
They are always

1. Hungry
2. Celebrating birthday
3. Out of cooking gas
3. Need a favour
4. Need house rent
5. Photolab Beauty

Avoid the ones on heavy make up, if you scroll their pictures, even egungu na Barbie for their side.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by grandstar(m): 6:31pm On Apr 24, 2025
Kk
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by bluefilm: 6:34pm On Apr 24, 2025
sacajawea:
Many Nigerians on Facebook, many many, tell lies about the school they attended.
Deliberate filling this in?
Why??

They either fill in a top university abroad, or a top federal school in Nigeria, A big name.
This has been so since the golden age of Facebook in Nigeria about 10, 11 years ago to today.
Still so till today, this very day.
This is not mistake as one may think initially (very fee of them are genuine mistakes) this is deliberate.

They will fill in a big name of a secondary school sometimes too. And false University
Then a false working place sometimes too. Maybe slightly related to the profession they do. But it's false.

Over and over and over again.
Many persons I know offline by virtue of Stumbling on their profile online, I see this.
Biko which ones are the top federal schools in Naija?

You mean all these rubbish schools that don't teach any sensible thing but are only interested in graduating half baked illiterates year in year out?
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by zagorakis(m): 6:35pm On Apr 24, 2025
I didn't lie on mine. I am a lion. grin
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by israelmao(m): 6:35pm On Apr 24, 2025
Inferiority complex
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by inoki247: 6:37pm On Apr 24, 2025
Wetin be ur own?
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by FreeSpirited: 6:38pm On Apr 24, 2025
If Tinubu can lie in an affidavit to say he went to University of Chicago.... Then many years later on investigation... Says another thing Oga.... What do you expect from followers.
Nigeria is a country of liars and fraudulent people. We have a culture of lie and fraud. So rest.
.
I remember being attracted to a beautiful girl from my village I saw on Facebook, she also attends our native church. I saw her as modest, and bright cos she really appears bright from her post, and videos.. Only for me to slide into her DM thinking all things being equal, I might give her chance cos of cultural reason. Then I saw University of Ibadan on her profie, I was so glad and anxious cos I have certain things to do with University of Ibadan.
I therefore asked her, "Did you graduate from UI" - only for her to say No. I dint even ask more que.
Omo, my attraction for her dropped from 100 to 5% immediately. And that was the end of the chat till today.
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by Kaido: 6:38pm On Apr 24, 2025
People still use Facebook?
Re: Why Do Many Facebook Profiles Lie About Their School by haybhi1(m):
Leave people with their lives if they live it hurting none
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