Like Bumble and other dating apps, Tinder has a verification process that lets other users know a particular profile is the real deal.
Tinder verified profiles have a little blue badge next to the person’s name. Back when the verification feature first launched, it was only available to public figures, celebrities, athletes, and the like.
To get verified, you had to send an email to verified@tinder.com and state your case – why you’re an important public figure, or otherwise famous.
But now as catfishing and fake profiles continue to plague dating apps, Tinder is testing a new photo verification feature that allows any user who passes the screening process to get that blue check mark.
Users can take a series of selfies as directed by the app, and those will be compared to your existing photo lineup. Right now the review is a combination of human input and AI, but eventually the process will be 100% AI-driven.
Tinder photo verification feature is only available in select markets currently, but should become more widely available by the end of the year.
5 Ways To Spot A Fake Tinder Profile
Fake accounts can be hard to spot since there’s an actual human behind the scenes. From catfishing to scams, fake profiles are unfortunately a reality of online dating.
Here are 5 signs you’re dealing with a shady profile:
- The photos leave little to the imagination. In general, scantily clad + provocative pose = fake profile, especially if there’s only one photo.
- All the photos are grainy, blurry, or cropped incorrectly. Smart phones have had good quality cameras for awhile now, so there’s really no reason to have terrible quality Tinder pictures. And if the photos are great quality, but cropped so the person’s face isn’t showing (but their other assets are on full display), that’s usually an indicator the images were swiped from someone else’s website.
- There’s very little personal information. If all the info you have is someone’s name and distance away, proceed with caution. And this should go without saying, but if the primary photo doesn’t show the person’s face – swipe left. Even if the profile is real, there’s a reason they’re hiding their looks.
- Their bio or first message directs you to contact them somewhere else. For some reason, Kik is a particularly popular app for scammers to use.
- You get a message immediately upon matching. This is almost a sure sign you’re dealing with a bot, because what are the odds an insanely hot woman would message you the very instant you match with her?
These are 5 of the best ways to spot a fake profile, but don’t forget to listen to your intuition. If something doesn’t “feel” quite right, it probably isn’t.
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