* AdaptationDisplacement: These days, the [[Series/CatfishTheTVShow MTV series]] is probably more well-known than the documentary itself.
* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler: Megan is a fictitious person made up by Angela.]] This [[TheReveal reveal]] was spoiled when news outlets started following the story of American football player Manti Te'o's girlfriend, resulting in "catfish" becoming the ubiquitous term for the exact plot of the documentary.