Honesty Of VA Online Daters Worse Than Many U.S. States, Survey Says

VIRGINIA — When it comes to online dating in Virginia, potential matches on popular dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge are more likely to be lying to you than those in many other U.S. states.

A new report by DatingAdvice.com surveyed 3,000 single daters across America and asked them to rate their online dating experiences on a scale of 1 to 10 by how honest the people they matched with were about their ages, jobs or appearance.

The goal was to "capture the perceived integrity of profiles on dating apps and provide a clearer picture of how users represent themselves in the digital dating landscape," according to the survey.

In Virginia, there's a 50 percent chance you could be a victim of online dating deception. Out of a possible 10, Virginia received an honesty score of 5.0. Nationwide, the average honesty score was a moderate 5.1 out of 10.

Receiving the highest score was South Dakota with 7.5 out of 10, followed by Alaska with 7.3 and Delaware with 7.0.

The states with the least honest online daters were Rhode Island and New York with scores of 3.4 followed by Pennsylvania, which earned a score of 4.0.

According to the survey, online dating matches were least honest about their relationship status followed by age and real-life appearance.

See the full analysis online.