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It’s hard not to compare our real lives to the flawless pictures we scroll past on social media every day. Even though most of us played around with basic Snapchat and Instagram filters years ago, we still forget that even the tiniest edit can completely rewrite reality.

Today, it takes just seconds and a free phone app to erase belly fat, smooth over acne, snatch a waistline, or swap out an entire background. To show just how far people will go with their technical “skills,” Bored Panda gathered the funniest editing fails where the photos have no basis in reality whatsoever.

Prepare to be stunned, cringed out, and entertained — but remember, nobody on the internet actually looks like a porcelain doll in real life.

#1

Found In The Wild

Ridiculously edited photo of a couple with disproportionate bodies posing outdoors

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FranSinclair
Community Member
3 days ago

My gawd what did he look like before the editing 😳

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    #2

    Maybe Just One More Filter

    Ridiculously edited photo of woman with exaggerated facial features and cleavage

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    Basko
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    What's wrong with this one? Edit: oh, I've noticed the face now

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    #3

    Huge Difference

    Side-by-side edited photos showing unrealistic facial filters

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    A girl
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Steven Tyler's Mom?

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    #4

    Teeth Brighter Than My Future

    Edited photo of man relaxing with fast food on couch

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    A girl
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Having a radium Frosty

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    #5

    That's Gonna Be A Left Swipe

    Tinder profile photo with heavily edited and exaggerated facial features

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    They seriously think they look good don’t they?

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    #6

    The Birkin Isn’t The Only Fake Thing Here

    Ridiculously edited photo of a man wearing unusual combination of cropped pants and boots indoors

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    Colleen Glim
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    I’ve seen Ken dolls look more real

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    #7

    “One Month After Giving Birth”

    Funny edited photo showing a woman with an exaggeratedly tiny waist

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    How can anyone look at that and think..” perfect, I’ll post it “🤷‍♀️

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    #8

    What Are We Doing Here?

    Edited photos with distorted facial features and exaggerated proportions

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    Kylie
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Failing terribly it would appear.

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    #9

    His Face Never Changes In Any Photo. It’s The Same Smooth Face Every Time. Found In The Wild

    Ridiculous edited photo of man in fur coat in empty theater

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    Fred
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    should wear a bra in public

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    #10

    Jinkys! I Don’t Think Bodies Are Shaped Like That, Scoob!

    Photoshopped images with highly exaggerated body shapes and sizes

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    W*F is wrong with people?

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    #11

    I…no Words

    Ridiculous edited photos of a man with unnatural facial proportions and an edited beard

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    LSD
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Yikes!

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    #12

    This Is Just Ridiculous

    Edited photos with extreme waist slimming and exaggerated hips indoors

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    FranSinclair
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Oompa oompa oopma de de

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    #13

    Wannabe Influencer Didn’t Untag This One Quick Enough

    Photo comparison highlighting edited vs natural body shape in casual indoor setting

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    Kylie
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    What's wrong with the way she actually looks?

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    #14

    This Person Is Running For Mayor Where I Live. Yikes

    Ridiculous before and after edited photos of woman with different facial appearances

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    Gremlan jonnson
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    Do you live in boy band town?

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    #15

    This

    Ridiculously edited photo glitch with woman and distorted facial features

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    Door Door
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    This a joke done on purpose. I love it 😄

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    #16

    It’s Not Me It’s You

    Ridiculously edited photo distorting body proportions of two people by the sea

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    Michelle Winchester
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Her chest gravity deformed his jaw.

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    #17

    Apparently These Are The Same Person

    Ridiculous edited photos with exaggerated body proportions and distorted faces outdoors

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Idiot

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    #18

    Found This On Twitter And They Look Like How One Piece Draw Their Female Characters I'm Crying

    Edited photo of woman with impossibly slim arms and body distortion

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    Rudie Cant Fail
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Female praying mantis in human form. Beware gents

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    #19

    I Am Afraid

    Ridiculously edited photo of woman with distorted facial features and body proportions

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    I’m mortified

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    #20

    Seriously, What Is Going On With Korean Influencers?

    Ridiculously edited portrait of woman in car with unnaturally large facial features and chest

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Another alien

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    #21

    I’m Sensing A Filter

    Funny edited photos showing exaggerated facial features and expressions

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    ShyWahine
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    More filters than a coffee pot…

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    #22

    This Makeup Artist’s Before And Afters

    Funny photo showing a man with an enlarged, distorted face

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    RiceRiceBaby 929
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    If someone could do that with just makeup, there'd be no need for plastic surgery

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    #23

    Someone Needs To Come Take Their Moms Phone (In The Comments She Swears She Didn't Edit)

    Woman with exaggerated large eyes in pink dress and pearl jewelry

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Tammy Faye really let herself go.

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    #24

    Mom, I'm Scared...

    Ridiculous edited photo of woman with elongated legs wearing leopard tights and high heels

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    Charl Marx
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    That first pic looks like she ran into a spade

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    #25

    Seriously? This Is Getting Ridiculous. Do People Actually Believe This Bs?

    Nighttime photo edited to exaggerate waist and hip size in black outfit

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    CarEnthusiast
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Why do they think the look good when they look like they have half a bowling ball in their pants?

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    #26

    “Ugly Sweater Dinner Date! 💕” Dear God... I Didn’t Need To Sleep Tonight Anyway

    Ridiculous edited selfie of couple in colorful matching sweaters

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 days ago

    The dark, dark side of Spice/melange usage XD

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    #27

    What

    Ridiculous edited photo of woman with distorted large eyes holding a drink

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    CarEnthusiast
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    An alien trying her best to be cute!

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    #28

    Photoshoped Photos vs. Filtered Videos

    Edited photos of people with unnatural facial features and body enhancements outdoors and indoors

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    A girl
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Where's the real pic?

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    #29

    What Gym Is She Attending 🤮

    Ridiculously edited gym selfie showing exaggeratedly large hips in workout leggings

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    RoteWeil
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Airbags deployed successfully.

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    #30

    Can Someone Help Me Understand What’s Happening Here?

    Woman sitting with elongated arm and edited body proportions

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    Daisydaisy
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 days ago

    They really do look like people with alarming deformities and disabilities

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    #31

    All Posted In August

    Ridiculous edited photos featuring unnaturally smooth faces with distorted facial features

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    That’s just someone having a bit of fun I think

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    #32

    "Our Goal Is To Make All Of You As Obsessed With Your Body As I Am"

    Photo of woman posting distorted fitness image on street wall with leg raised

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    you know it's fake when she's stapling to a brick wall lol.

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    #33

    This

    Edited photo with exaggerated hips and waist in ridiculous body manipulation

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    😂😂😂😂😂😂

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    #34

    She Forgot The Reflection In The Glass

    Ridiculously edited photo of woman with extremely elongated legs on balcony at night

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    Nat49
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Shouldn’t she be drinking coffee in an underground facility with her other friends? How did she scape from the Men In Black?

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    #35

    Lady On Facebook Insists That There's No Editing, And Any Comments Saying Otherwise Are Blocked

    Ridiculously edited outdoor portrait of a woman with distorted eyes and smile

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Dennis the Menace.

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    #36

    Not An Usually Type Of Post , But Saw This On Tinder And Had To Post It😂😂 Look At The Oven

    Ridiculous edited image of woman with unnaturally long neck at event

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    A girl
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    He wanted the swollen glands look?

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    #37

    This

    Ridiculously edited photo of shirtless man with slim neck and large sunglasses by pool

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    elfin
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 days ago

    What is it that he thinks he improved?

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    #38

    When You Can't Hide The Lines In The Background Warping So You Photoshop Them Out Entirely

    Ridiculously edited photo of woman with exaggerated muscular shoulders in gym

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    DowntownStevieB
    Community Member
    1 day ago

    Strong like bull.

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    #39

    Reposting From R/Linkedinlunatics… “She Wanted To Look 42–i Nearly Airbrushed Her Into Oblivion.”

    Ridiculously edited LinkedIn profile of financial executive with distorted face

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    How can you trust that when she filtered to filth?

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    #40

    I Have No Words 💀

    Ridiculously edited photo of twin women with extremely elongated skinny legs

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    Rudie Cant Fail
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    I have one: grotesque

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    #41

    These Actually Terrify Me!

    Group photo of women with edited facial features and distorted proportions

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    No words

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    #42

    "Influencer" Posted These Asking Only For Positivity On Her Crazy Photoshop

    Comparison photo showing extreme facial editing and natural appearance side by side

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    Mo McBride
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    I’m positive that it looks nothing like you.

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    #43

    I Thought People Had More Sense Than To Believe This Is Real, But She Popped Up On My Feed Because Friends Of Mine Shared Images Like This As "Goals"

    Photo manipulation showing unrealistically slim waist and muscular arms

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    Skogsrået
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 days ago

    Hahahaha, this person actually looked at this pic and thought: "yeah, this will do". 😂

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    #44

    Seriously, What Is Going On With Korean Influencers?

    Ridiculously edited woman with elongated arms and neck sitting in a restaurant

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    A floating arm 🤣🤣

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    #45

    I'm Sorry, What???

    Woman with exaggerated muscular arms and hips in edited photo

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    G A
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    How many balloons has she stuffed in her clothes?

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    #46

    The Eyes Are Window To The Soul

    Ridiculously edited photo of woman on dating profile with distorted facial features

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    Daisydaisy
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 days ago

    Is "extrapreneur" a thing?

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    #47

    Instagram vs. Reality...tv

    Ridiculous edited photos of women with distorted and exaggerated faces

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Darcy and Stacey!

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    #48

    Same Picture Posted By Each Sibling On Their Account

    Ridiculous edited photos of couple showing aging and younger looks

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    FranSinclair
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Those folks are quite attractive and have great hair! S***s they dont realize

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    #49

    After Years Of Hoaxing, Reality Comes To Light

    Ridiculous edited photos showing distorted faces of women

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    ID
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    She wanted to look like corpsbride

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    #50

    I Found One In The Wild!

    Edited photo of woman with distorted large hips hugging an elderly man

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    LOL 😂

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    #51

    I Cannot Believe She Seriously Posted This

    Ridiculous edited photos of two women showing dramatic photo editing effects

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    Kylie
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    She looked fine the way she was.

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    #52

    This...it's Just Awful

    Ridiculous edited photos of men with cartoonish facial features and hats

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    CarEnthusiast
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Good video game character on the left

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    #53

    My Sister Thinks She Has Chin Implants And A Filter But The Face Shape Is Not Edited

    Ridiculously edited photo of woman with exaggerated features and large pearl earrings

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    FranSinclair
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    I don't understand the text? Is it sarcasm? Chin implants obviously affect face shape...its like the whole point

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    #54

    Instagram Versus Podcast

    Comparison of edited vs natural bust size on woman photos

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    Nova yt
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Another really attractive girl doing it for no reason. I wonder if that's how they see themselves in the mirror so when the pics don't turn out like that, they adjust them to the image they see.

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    #55

    Saw This On The Rednote App

    Ridiculously edited photo of man with extremely enlarged arms and shoulders

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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    #56

    What Am I Looking At?

    Ridiculously edited photo of a woman with exaggerated facial features in a white dress

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    FranSinclair
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Love the hair!

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    #57

    Small Head Syndrome Strikes Again

    Ridiculously edited woman in glamorous dress with exaggeratedly enhanced body proportions

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    Sinead Kenny
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Fat belly syndrome. If you are going to mess this much you would at least fix the middle area pffftt

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    #58

    Instagram vs. Twitch Livestream

    Ridiculous edited photos of orange-haired woman with and without filters

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    Ubik
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    😹

    #59

    This

    Close-up of a woman with exaggerated makeup and features in an edited image

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    Sinead Kenny
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Think she is in GTA

    #60

    Freeze All Motor Functions

    Edited photo of a woman with exaggerated features holding a wine glass and dessert

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    darren senior
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    FilterBot.exe has stopped working.Please reboot your device.

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    #61

    Found This On Twitter And They Look Like How One Piece Draw Their Female Characters I'm Crying

    Photo with extremely edited tall and slim figure in a building lobby

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    G A
    Community Member
    3 days ago (edited)

    Already used that caption. And I dont see it as accurate. This is a stick insect anyway

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    #62

    Photo She Posted vs. Tagged. Same Woman

    Before and after edited photos of aging woman with sparkle effect

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    She looks lovely in her rl pic.

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    #63

    A Fairly Popular Local Influencer Recently Made An Appearance On TV. A Lot Of Her Fans Apparently Had Trouble Recognizing Her At First

    Side-by-side images of woman with natural and distorted facial expressions

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    #64

    I Am Very Sure He Edits Himself Because This Shape Is… Unusual

    Ridiculous edited photos of a man with exaggerated muscles and distorted waist

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    Wagner
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Ken Doll.

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    #65

    Her Instagram vs. A Mention On A Tattoo Artist’s Page

    Ridiculous edited photos showing unnatural body proportions outdoors

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    FranSinclair
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    She made herself look asian?

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    #66

    Social Media Is A Daunting Place To Be Especially As A Young Woman

    Ridiculous edited photos showing exaggerated lips and distorted faces in fashion images

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    Kitty1019
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Khloe Kardashian?

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    #67

    She Always Smooths Her Face, But Not Anyone Else’s

    Before and after edited photos of woman with distorted facial appearance

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    LSD
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Aww cute, a grandma and her granddaughter

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    #68

    She Claims It’s All “Lighting And Angles”. Bffr

    Comparison of original and edited photos of a woman in black dress with altered facial features

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    Door Door
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    The right lighting makes all the difference

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    #69

    Please Don’t Compare Yourself To Instagram. They Don’t Look Like That In Real Life. Skin Texture Is Normal

    Before and after unrealistic photo editing on face with makeup

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    That’s some scary s*it

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    #70

    "I Don't Edit My Body Or Face" Is This Body Confidence Influencer's Claim To Fame

    Photos showing a side by side comparison of a woman's edited and original face

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    Daya
    Community Member
    1 day ago

    FranSinclair: You can do a lot with light and angles, yes. You can make a neck look thinner or hide a high forehead. But look at the altered shapes of eyes, nose and mouth. This is not light or angle or make-up.

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    #71

    When Your Whole Head Is Half The Size Of Your Biceps 💪🏻🤣🥊

    Selfie showing edited photo with unproportionally huge muscular arms

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    Sutailja
    Community Member
    1 day ago

    Kinda like the hairstyle, if you like to walk into things.

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    #72

    This

    Ridiculous edited photos of man with and without digital enhancements

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    Rudie Cant Fail
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Not only does it look like JD Vance, it's completely a stupid stunt he'd try to pull

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    #73

    Yeah Ok

    Ridiculous edited photo of a woman in black walking outdoors

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    Chad Olin
    Community Member
    2 days ago (edited)

    Another one who insists she doesn't manipulate her photos and BLOCKS anyone who says otherwise. Vanity at its worst. It's sad, really. Her name is Karen. Go figure.

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    #74

    This 40 Year Old Who Swears Her Photos Aren't Edited

    Ridiculous edited photos of a woman with a smooth face and exaggerated makeup in selfie

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    Panda McPandaface
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    The right side of her face is in a different time zone.

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    #75

    Online Dating Prospect. He Claims These Pictures Are Natural. What In The AI Is Going On Here

    Ridiculous photo edit of man with unnatural facial proportions and features

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    A girl
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Wearing a Hegseth hair helmet

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    #76

    This

    Humorous edited photos of people with unnatural skin tones outside

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    Lily bloom
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    What's the shiny thing on his arm?

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    #77

    I Think She Just Discovered Facetune. (Right Is A Normal Selfie)

    Ridiculous edited photos showing exaggerated beauty differences in selfies

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    Lyoness
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Compared to some of the others this is tame.

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    #78

    What Is This

    Woman with distorted facial features in a striped shirt indoors

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    Cerulean
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    Post wisdom teeth surgery

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    #79

    Tiny Head Strikes Again

    Woman taking selfie with exaggerated edited chest size

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    #80

    Why The Lines Around Her Bum Never Look Straight

    Funny edited selfie showing exaggerated facial features and makeup effects

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    Chad Olin
    Community Member
    2 days ago

    This is the woman from Colombia I mentioned a few pictures before this. Unfortunately, she IS real and has actually STRIVED to look like this, for some odd reason. I don't get it....at all.

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    #81

    You Forgot Someone…

    Ridiculous edited photo of three women with altered facial appearances

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    Panda McPandaface
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    That's the sad creature Katie Price and the other one isn't it?

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    #82

    Ig vs. Reality

    Before and after edited photos showing dramatic makeup change on man

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    Jane Doe-Doe
    Community Member
    3 days ago

    I don’t see much difference

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    #83

    I Just Don't Understand

    Woman with edited smiling face in blue outfit at outdoor patio

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    Tiff G
    Community Member
    21 hours ago

    The fake eyes can't agree on a direction to fake look

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    #84

    Instagram vs. Reality

    Photos showing contrast of edited and real body shape in red outfit

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    FranSinclair
    Community Member
    3 days ago

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    Thats posing again. Those shoes look beat and filthy and she probably paid wild money for that hmm

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    #85

    Instagram vs. Reality

    Ridiculously edited side-by-side photos of women with unnaturally enhanced smiles

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