How do we know pics of ppl are real??

If you have a choice, Skype or similar video chat. People say that can be faked, too, but really I'd say nobody on SW is so sophisticated they can get someone looking like their avatar responding to specific questions on video on a moments notice. The question didn't specify it was pictures of users, or that you could ask them to prove it though ;) As a side note, women (or catfish, how are we supposed to know?) get really, really upset if you want proof, so this isn't likely a usable method even if you "could". Really I don't get that though, overall, at least as far as a gender go very few people are interested in pretending to be male online, while there's really no way to tell if someone with an F besides their name is male or female based on their typing and possible profile pic alone. It shouldn't even come across as insulting, since it has gender equality written all over it, lol.