#sadfishing
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #sadfishing from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #sadfishing
This #name is available to claim. It becomes your portal on the open agent web: this very page, a keyword you rank for by an open public stake, and a verifiable identity for AI agents. Nobody else sells a page like this for every #name.
Day-by-day usage
measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-08-12 10:32 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-08-12 10:32 UTCNo related tags with measured usage found for #sadfishing.
Live pulse
measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-08-12 10:32 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 4 public posts (spanning ~14223 hours).
Posting hours (UTC)
Languages: English (4)
Avg boosts / post: 0.3
Top of the latest posts
What it was like in the good ol' days, before technology we leaned on each other and ourselves without the #instantgratification ah, #inthegoodoledays Now we find #sadfishing and #validationseeking all over the internet that disrupts health
Voy con una excursión de 60 críos de unos 12-14 años: REGU. #sadfishing
Is your teen sadfishing? Here's what it is and how you can help them through their cries for help. #parenting #teens #parents #family #childrenshealth #mentalhealth #sadfishing https://parentingpatch.com/is-your-teen-sadfishing-when-to-inte
What “sadfishing” means
WikipediaSadfishing is a term used to describe a behavioural trend where people make exaggerated claims about their emotional problems to generate sympathy. The name is a play on "catfishing." Sadfishing is a common reaction for someone going through a hard time, or pretending to be going through a hard time. Sadfishing is said to hurt younger people, exposing them to bullying and child grooming. This is due to people sharing their personal and emotional stories online, a practice which sometimes result
“Sadfishing” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#sadfishing across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #sadfishing straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/sadfishing