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“Instagram Reality”: 50 Times People Fooled No One With Their Fake Pics Online (New Pics)
Anyone who’s no stranger to the picture-perfect world of Instagram knows that you have to take everything you see on there with a pinch of salt. Or rather a whole bag of it.
It only takes a glance at the heavily airbrushed photos and virtually unrecognizable selfies to see how saturated with editing and filters Instagram has become. This corner of Reddit known as the Instagram Reality subreddit has long been busting all the fakery online by sharing some of the biggest examples of faux pas found on social media.
Below we wrapped up a new batch of surreal pics from the same subreddit that show people’s obsession with looking perfect on the screen at whatever cost.
Also make sure to check out our previous article with more Instagram vs Reality pics.
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#1
One Of My Fav Influencers
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#2
These Actually Terrify Me!
#3
Found This On A Japanese Musician's Page. I Don't Even Know What's Going On - Is The Red Haired Dude Ok?
#4
Let Me Just Tuck My Hair Behind My Eyelash Real Quick
#5
Damn, We Got Some Fine Elbows Up In Here
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Ah, so you have a mini black hole in your pocket! That sure does explain the deformation of time and space.
#6
Her vs. His Insta Post
#7
I’ve Never Seen A More Accurate Description
#8
How Delusional Are You From 1 To This Person?
#9
Imagine Looking Like #2 And Still Feeling The Need To Filter Yourself Into Oblivion
#10
Your Sleep Paralysis Demon Stood At The Edge Of Your Bed
#11
This ‘Influencer’ Claims She Only Uses Filters To Adjust The Colours. Instagram On Left, Reality On Right
#12
God I Hate Snapchat
#13
This One Made Me Laugh!
#14
Everyone Looks Normal Except
#15
Youtuber Who Always Looks Different In Each Of Her Pictures
#16
Asian Photoshopping
#17
Saw This Guy On Tinder. Looks Like He Photoshopped Someone Else's Head On His Body
The Problem With Censorship Is ******* 3 years ago
"Photoshopped"? I think he's actually holding up a paper cut-out. XD
#18
What She Look Like vs. Instagram
heidi hunt 3 years ago
Jenny from the block is aging like all of us and she is beautiful in both pics
#19
Same Person, Right?
#20
Difference From A Live Performance And A Video
#21
Yeah…
#23
Some Editing May Have Taken Place
#24
Small Face, Weird Big Fingers Wtf !
#25
Something About Her Head Just Seems Off
#26
This Hair Stylist Adding Filters After His Work
#27
That’s Her Strong Arm
#28
I Cried Laughing. Can You See It?
#29
Before And "After". Based Off An "8 Week Study", Yet Has 3 Pimples In The Exact Same Spot With No Change In Size Or Color. I Really Hate Misleading Ads
#30
Do The Wavy Leg!!
#31
Popular Tiktoker Claims She Uses No Filters
#32
Why Do They Think We Don’t Know What They Look Like…
#33
From Skinny To Slenderman
#34
Also A Case Of Ig vs. Reality
#35
Skin Texture We Don’t Know Her
#37
Just A Tad Bit Heavy On The Hips, Just A Tad Bit
#38
It's Like Her Hair Is Afraid To Touch Her Butt
#39
Look Guys My Waist Is The Same Size As My Arms!
#40
Seen On Ig Explore Page
#41
I - Um-
Zedrapazia 3 years ago
Who is this and how old are they? This is simultaneously the oldest teenager and youngest grandpa I've ever seen in my life. And probably more plastic than your everyday Ken doll
#42
The Entire Profile Is Like This. Are Normally Shaped Heads Out Of Fashion?
#43
Probably One Of The Worst I’ve Ever Seen. And All Of Her Photos Look Like This And No One Calls Her Out For It
#44
Her Waist Is Smaller Than Her Head
#45
Looks Like A Minecraft Wall And Door
#46
Pic vs. Video, Both Posted By Her. She's Already So Skinny To Begin With /:
Lesbian Sloth 3 years ago
But she's already so pretty :( why do we force people to think they always need to be better?
#47
I Can’t Believe She Posted This…
#48
Actually Found One In The Wild. While Scrolling Pinterest. Look At Her Waist!
#49
When You Mutilate Your Crotch For The Sake Of A Thigh Gap. (Also, Everything Else)
#50
We’ve All Seen Face Smoothing, But The Clone Stamp Arm Gone Wrong??
Bored_NorWeirdian 3 years ago
Madonna use photoshop in all her pictures to look younger. Girl you had your 20 years of fame and beauty. It’s time to show how you look now and not some photoshop sh!t. Normalise that older people are pretty to instead of this fake cr@p.
#51
She Got 57m Followers!!
#52
Clothes Shopping Must Be A Nightmare For Her
#53
That Hand Has Me Howling
MegTheSteg 3 years ago
It probably has her howling, too, under the light of each full moon lmao
#54
Love How Everyone Is Edited But Her. 💀
#55
This Influencer That Photoshopped Her Face On Another Person’s Body And Thought We Wouldn’t Notice
#56
This Seems Like Such A Natural And Healthy Body
#57
A Well-Known Korean Social Media Influencer Over The Years
MarcyParlomerNerdGirlsRock 3 years ago
Why do I think 2020 and 2022 looks the most real… but still creepy
#58
Indian Instagram Just Hit Different
#59
She Actually Thinks This Looks Real
#60
Yet “No Fish Pictures Plz”
#61
Just A Little Touch Up Here And There
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
here and here ad here and here and here and there and there and there and there and there and there, and don't forget there and there and there and there and there and there.
#62
Didn’t Initially Recognize Her In The First Image
#63
Why Is The Pen Shaped Like That?
#64
Tinder vs. Instagram
Skara Brae 3 years ago
Her waist in the left picture reminds me of the painting "the scream" by Munch.
#65
Noticed Some Fat Elbows In This Christmas Song Promo
#66
Not Just Women Face Tuning…
#67
Bruh
#68
Uniquely Photoshopped
#69
It’s The Arm For Me
#70
Ia Gov Campaign Commercial vs. Reality
#71
Neck Looking A Lil Suspicious
Karma Black 3 years ago
O.O ... I've had two neck surgeries, and it still never achieved those angles. Or lack of.
#73
Instagram Versus The Photographer
#74
Celebrity Chef's Collaboration - Brand Post vs. Still From Video
#75
The Stove Is Going Thru It
#76
Lol Imagine Going To Get Your Lashes Done And They Photoshop Your Skin So Much
#77
"No Make-Up " Lol
Bored_NorWeirdian 3 years ago
This is the reason kids and teens feel bad about them self. They believe she has no make up and this is how you look without!
#78
The Boba Milk Tea Is Bigger Than Her Head
#80
Finally Spotted My First! She's Still Pretty But She Looks Completely Different From Even A Year Ago :( The Waist Being Smaller Than The Head Is A Big Giveaway But There's A Lot To Unpack
Michelle Reynolds 3 years ago
Like what is the POINT?? Who on Earth believes these are real? Why would you want to look like a s**t? Guys will buy what you sell honey...
#81
What Agency Posted vs. Paparazzi Photo
#82
What Is Going On Here?
#83
Found In The Wild. Looks Like A Cartoon At This Point
#84
Am I Not Paying Attention Or She Doesn’t Get Posted Here Enough?
#85
Politician-Adjacent Woman With Absolutely No Skin Texture, But With Bonus Eye Makeup Filter Going Into Her Hair
#86
What’s Going On Here? All Of His Pics Look Like This
#87
Pictures Like This Became So Normal I Had To Take A Second Look To Remind Myself This Isn’t How People Look
#88
Youtuber Who Looks Different In Each Of Her Pictures
#89
Gotta Thin Those Arms Out
#90
41yo Journalist Looks Different In Person
#91
Theres Something Off About Her Torso… (Hint: You Can See Her Waist Glitching In Videos Bc She Uses Body Filters)
#93
They Are Always Heavy On The Editing But I Didn’t Even Recognize Her Here
#94
What The Model Posted vs. The Brand
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
is it bad I can't tell which is which? Brands have done plenty of photoshopping
#95
Her Hair Not Falling Vertically And Her Arms Looking Off Makes Me Think That This Was Photoshopped. Whole Thing Just Looks... Weird. This Picture Was Published In A Really Well Known Magazine
Mason Kronol 3 years ago
Is this the same woman who fakes an accent, her name and where she grew up? It's bad when the media also enables and encourages toxic behavior.
#96
More I Look More I'm Like 'What?!'
#97
Guys Are Doin’ It To Themselves
#98
Most Intensely Filtered One I’ve Seen Her Post So Far
#99
What Was She Even Trying To Achieve With This Epic Fail?
#100
I Love This Actress But This Picture She Posted Ain’t It!! Why The Fake Braid, The Filter, The Dress Feels Liquified…
#101
This Makes Me Want To Scream And Cry. It’s A Video And As Much As I Looked, I Didn’t See Any Warping, Even Though I Knew This Isn’t Realistic. Only After Screenshotting And Looking Really Close. So Many Young Chindren Think This Is Real
#102
Left Is Real, Right Is Ig
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What do you think ?
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
I honestly feel bad for the people feeling the need to do this. People on the internet - Here's your reminder to be nice and not to downvote on here bc ten downvoted gets people banned ❤️
Amazon QT 3 years ago
Yep. That’s why I won’t use anything but facebook. Those other apps are just EGO boosting narcissists… not for me. 🤦🏻♀️
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Margaret Hooper 3 years ago
Who on earth decided big butts were attractive? Not me, that's for sure!
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
I honestly feel bad for the people feeling the need to do this. People on the internet - Here's your reminder to be nice and not to downvote on here bc ten downvoted gets people banned ❤️
Amazon QT 3 years ago
Yep. That’s why I won’t use anything but facebook. Those other apps are just EGO boosting narcissists… not for me. 🤦🏻♀️
Load More Replies... Margaret Hooper 3 years ago
Who on earth decided big butts were attractive? Not me, that's for sure!
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