Emily, there are a slew of articles online about "ghost profiles" of members of both men and women, on all of the commonly known online dating websites. I wouldn't put much trust into any photos of anyone unless they are from a friend's Instagram account.

In real life at least you can read the person's body language, get the subtext of what they're saying to you, and to other people. Online dating takes away the sensory details we need to really judge if the other person is worth our time or not. That is just based on my horrible experience with online dating.