trustmebro.to/r/…
✓ checked
trust me, bro:
here is the receipt.
the claim

Online dating is the most common way couples meet.

the verdict
CONTESTED PARTIAL
Recorded sources
2 sources for · 3 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Is it true that online dating is the most common way couples meet?

Partly. One source states roughly 40% of new couples meet online and another asserts dating apps are the most common route for dating couples, while two book sources rank online meeting second or third behind work, school, friends and family. None of the placed items gives a current, comprehensive ranking of how couples meet.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

Evidence for · 2
How (Not) To Fix Online Dating - An Empirical Assessment Using Computational Experiments
2025
Get citation
How (Not) To Fix Online Dating - An Empirical Assessment Using Computational Experiments. (2025). osf.io. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/8hdws_v1/

Evidence against · 3
The Psychology of Love
2012
Get citation
Paludi, M. A. (2012). The Psychology of Love. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=YxnOEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

See more details
More for · 1
Digital Intimacy in Indonesian Culture: An Analysis of Communication Motives and Confidentiality Patterns of Omi Dating App Users
2026
Get citation
Digital Intimacy in Indonesian Culture: An Analysis of Communication Motives and Confidentiality Patterns of Omi Dating App Users. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2026.10200543

More against · 2
Close Encounters
2020
Get citation
Guerrero, L. K., Andersen, P. A., & Afifi, W. A. (2020). Close Encounters. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=8--9DwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Beliefs about finding a compatible partner in three settings
2020
Get citation
Beliefs about finding a compatible partner in three settings. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i2.346

Receipt History
held for human review17 Oct 2026
Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.
Check your own claim
Challenge the receipt
Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work