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Love It or List It is the show that, like many others on HGTV, combines the house hunt and renovation genres, except it adds a twist: At the end of each episode, homeowners decide to either live in their renovated home or sell it and move into an upgrade. This concept provides the framework for the first little fib the show allegedly tells.

According to a Redditor who claims their aunt and uncle appeared on Love It or List It, the show actually had them record both endings, and the network chose which one it thought was best. The Redditor also claims the show decided to portray said aunt and uncle as having listed their home, but in reality, they stayed. Granted, that's an anonymous claim from a third party source, but there have also been real-world legal ramifications from the show's shenanigans.

In 2016, Deena Murphy and Timothy Sullivan of Raleigh, N.C., sued the show citing a variety of complaints, according to The Miami Herald. Murphy and Sullivan alleged the show misappropriated their renovation funds and used a subpar contractor who did questionable work. Though the lawsuit was specific to the renovation and did not cite the show or production company, it included language that exposed the show's alleged dubiousness.

"The show is scripted, with 'roles' and reactions assigned to the various performers and participants, including the homeowners," the suit stated. It also included this charge: "These characters are actors or television personalities playing a role for the camera, and in this case none of them played more than a casual role in the actual renovation process." 

So, we're guessing they didn't "love it?"

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