It’s a worldwide web of lies when it comes to dating in New York.
The Empire State ranked worst in the nation in a survey of honesty ratings among online friends — scoring 3.4 out of 10, below the national average of 5.1.
DatingAdvice.com surveyed 3,000 singles about the authenticity of those they matched with through dating apps, ranking the accuracy of information such as age, job and real-life appearances listed on profiles on a scale of 1 to 10.
Hell’s Kitchen’s Cameron Aragon used to match with a man on Hinge who appeared to have an athletic build in his photos, but when she arrived for their first date, she didn’t even recognize him.
“He put on this persona that he lived an athletic life and had a shirtless picture with a bit of a belly, but he was inappropriate,” she told The Post.
“I couldn’t get out of Uber. I was in shock… this person in front of me was unknown. I felt like I was being catfished.”
The man, who worked in finance and lived in FiDi, even admitted that other women had given him the same reaction.
“When I called him on it, he said, ‘Yeah, I know, I’ve been told that before.’ Those pictures are a little old,’” recalls Aragon, 25, an actress who hails from California.
“I would have probably dated him if he was presented accurately. But I was just uncomfortable because I was like, ‘I don’t know what else you’re lying about.'”
Big Apple boys lie more about where they live, claiming they live in more expensive neighborhoods, Aragon noted.
“They’ll say they live in Manhattan but they’re actually in Hoboken, or they say Williamsburg but they’re in Bushwick,” Aragon said.
“A very popular one is that guys want to say they live in Gramercy Park, but they live in Kips Bay or the East Village.”
Singles who took part in the survey also rated the specific things they found dating app users lied about the most.
Relationship status came in first at 32%, meaning many users are discovering that their matches aren’t actually single.
“Unfortunately, most people I know have met someone on a dating site who is already in a relationship,” said Brooklyn-based online dating coach Erika Ettin.
“People get bored in their relationships. They want to feel attractive. They want to feel like there are still options.”
Age came in second at 30%, and real-life appearances landed in third place at 22%.
Employment, education and age are also key areas.
New Jersey and Connecticut weddings were almost as bad as New York, with scores of 4.1 and 4.9, respectively.
South Dakotans were the most honest in the country, with a score of 7.5.
Comedian Maximillian Lowe, who also lives in Hell’s Kitchen, said it’s not hard to see why New Yorkers took home the trickiest crown.
“Because we already lie to ourselves so much, so lying to other people comes naturally to us. We lie to ourselves that this city doesn’t smell like s–t, we pretend the bus is going to be on time or that we can afford that new apartment,” Lowe, 27, said.
“Lying about my height on Tinder is exactly like pretending to have a limp so you can sit on the subway. It’s just survival of the fittest and sometimes you have to bring that same attitude to the dating game.”
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