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Men weaponizing swipe culture for couch surfing, tabloids lose minds
The New York Post clutches pearls over guys allegedly using dating apps as discount booking.com during the World Cup, as if catfishing for accommodation is some unprecedented crime against romance. It's the collision of two deeply unhinged behaviors—deceptive dating and travel grifting—packaged in the most unhinged way possible by a publication that thrives on manufactured outrage. This is what happens when journalists discover that horny and broke intersect on the internet.