Real names should be registered on dating apps to prevent 'catfishing' — The 2 Johnnies

Johnny O’Brien and Johnny McMahon investigated the murky world of catfishing – whereby somebody poses as a potential date using a fake identity – for a hit podcast, the GAA Catfish. 

Johnny O’Brien and Johnny McMahon investigated the murky world of catfishing – whereby somebody poses as a potential date using a fake identity – for a hit podcast, the GAA Catfish. Picture: Ruth Medjber 

Dating apps should require users to register their real names to prevent the practice of “catfishing”, podcasters and 2FM hosts “The 2 Johnnies” told The Late Late Show.

Johnny O’Brien and Johnny McMahon investigated the murky world of catfishing — whereby somebody poses as a potential date using a fake identity — on their podcast in a two-part episode called the GAA Catfish.