A woman named Grace, who posts on TikTok as @glutenfreevapejuice, said she was scrolling through Tinder when she came across a profile that used a photo that looked exactly like one of hers. She said the original picture had been taken at her dog’s birthday party in her dining room. The video she posted about the discovery has gained over a million views.
In the video, Grace described the moment she noticed the match. She said, “I was just scrolling Tinder, and I came across this profile and I’m like, that’s, that’s my photo.” She then showed her original photo, which depicted her sitting at a table with a small white dog wearing a paper crown labeled “BOB.”
She next displayed the Tinder profile, labeled “Country, 41.” The profile photo showed a man in a grey sweatshirt with a husky dog wearing a paper crown labeled “Tom Ford,” in the same setting and pose as her original image. Grace said the man appeared to have found her on Instagram, screenshotted her photo, and run it through AI to create his Tinder profile picture. She held the two images side by side and said, “What the f–k is going on?”
She matched with the account and shared the conversation
Grace later posted an update video on TikTok in which she said she matched with the man. She explained that she did not match because she was interested in him. She said she thought the man was insane and wanted to ask him what was wrong with him. Her story echoes other Tinder matches facing catfish allegations that have gone viral.
In the update, she showed the two photos side by side again. She then displayed a screenshot of their Tinder conversation. Grace wrote, “that’s so weird how we had identical birthday parties for our dogs” and “what a coincidence.”
The man replied, “Well, I saw your profile, and made that hoping it would get you to match with me. Gotta play games with these apps to get them to work.” The screenshot showed a match date of 10/23/26. Grace said in the video that she did not know what to do with the response.
Viewers left comments on the original video. One person wrote, “i really hate 2026.” Another suggested, “match him and ask him what he’s doing in your dining room.” A different commenter noted, “The audacity to change the dog.”
Some viewers questioned whether a real person was behind the profile. One commenter wrote, “What if it’s not a man who did it but it’s Tinder creating AI accounts to get you to match with them based on what it thinks you’d like.” Another said, “I don’t think it’s a real person?? Don’t you guys think the whole profile is just an AI bot?” Concerns about misleading profiles are common on the app, with some women even meeting a Tinder catfish in person.
Published: Oct 25, 2026 12:00 pm