The study found less than 20 percent of people portray themselves truthfully on social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
According to the survey of 2,000 Britons, just 18 percent represent themselves accurately, while the huge majority only post content which makes their lives look more interesting to their friends and family, the Indian Express has reported.
The results also showed that men are more likely to lie through their social networking profiles than women, with 43 percent of men admitting their social media profile is not an accurate representation of their real lives.
And, most likely relatable to any social media user, almost one third of participants said their profile pages on Facebook and Twitter are "pretty accurate, just with all the boring bits removed."
Nearly 14 percent admitted that their profiles make it look like they have a "much more active social life" than they actually do.
The digital marketing agency who conducted the survey found the largest annoyance to British social network users was other people posting attention-seeking statuses.
Think those vague, something is wrong but I'm not actually going to say, updates.
Around 42 percent of respondents felt that content like "gushing about babies or partners" and handing out cryptic complaints about other people was the most annoying.
And, in an age where selfies dominate, uploading too many of them was the second-highest ranking annoyance, voted for by 40 percent of respondents.
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