7 documentaries to watch if you liked 'Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare'

Raw TV, the production company that made "Sweet Bobby," is also behind "The Tinder Swindler."

The film, which has a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 97%, tells the story of Shimon Hayut's alleged dating scams from the point of view of three women who said he defrauded them.

Hayut was posing as a billionaire called Simon Leviev when he contacted the women through dating apps. The women said Hayut would ask for hundreds of thousands of dollars to help escape his enemies but instead spend it on his luxurious lifestyle.

Hayut denied all allegations, telling CNN after the show aired that he was just "a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder."

"The Tinder Swindler" is on Netflix.

"Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer" is a docuseries, also from Raw TV. It follows a group of amateur detectives who tried to track down a person who posted online videos of himself killing kittens.

Their investigations led to a real-life murderer, who was later sentenced to life in prison. The twisted content of the three-epiosde series hooked audiences when it premiered on Netflix in 2019.

"The Most Hated Man on the Internet" is yet another Raw TV production. The 2022 docuseries focused on a pornographic website founded by Hunter Moore, a Californian man, in 2010, where people could post nude pictures.

Some images were sent without the consent of the person in the image — an act known as revenge porn. The documentary features interviews with people whose lives were ruined by the leaked nude photos, as well as two people who succeeded in taking down Moore.

The three episodes are available on Netflix.

Since 2011, Tegan Quin and Sara Quin of the indie pop duo Tegan and Sara have had their email accounts repeatedly hacked, and the hackers have used the information to impersonate Tegan Quin online.

"Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara" examines the yearslong catfishing story showing the band's attempt to discover the hackers and featuring interviews with fans who believed they were in both platonic and sexual relationships with Tegan Quin.

The documentary also examines the lack of boundaries between fans and celebrities in the digital age.

"Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara" is available to stream on Hulu or Disney+ outside the US.

"Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist," a docuseries that's part of Netflix's sports anthology "Untold," is another catfishing scandal involving a celebrity.

In 2012, Manti Te'o, a former professional NFL player, told media outlets that his grandmother and girlfriend had died. But a year later, Deadspin, a news publication, reported that Te'o's girlfriend did not exist.

"Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist" recounts the investigation to determine the truth and features interviews with Te'o, and the catfisher.

The two-episode docuseries is available on Netflix.

"Indictment: The Crimes Of Shelly Chartier" describes a catfishing scandal involving Chris "Birdman" Andersen, a former NBA player.

In 2012, Shelly Chartier impersonated Andersen while speaking to Paris Dunn, a 17-year-old aspiring model. She also obtained Andersen's number and impersonated Dunn, forming fake relationships with both of them, which eventually led to Andersen and Dunn having sex.

In 2013, Chartier was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in prison for impersonation, extortion, and making threats.

"Indictment: The Crimes Of Shelly Chartier" is available on Roku.

In 2006, Crystal Theobald was killed in a gang-related attack gone wrong. "Why Did You Kill Me?" follows Theobald's mother, Belinda Lane, and other family members as they use Myspace to track down the gang members who killed Theobald and get justice.

This time, the catfishers are the investigators, Theobald's family, who try to get the gang members involved to confess.

"Why Did You Kill Me?" is on Netflix.