Fact – not everything you see on Instagram is actually true. Many people these days try to convince others how amazing their life is by spending hours trying to choose the prettiest filter, the best angle and get as many likes as possible. And this Instagram account, called You Did Not Sleep There, makes fun of them.

It was started in 2015 by Luisa Jeffery from Portland, Oregon, who then went on a trip to the Grand Canyon with her friends. One of them suggested to set up a tent just to take a picture for one outdoor retailer. Jeffery was surprised to learn that people did it all the time just for pictures and that it was actually “a thing." Once back home, she was inspired to start an Instagram account to point out the ridiculousness of this campers’ trend.

However, Jeffery perfectly understands that there might actually be some people who did sleep in those locations and not everything is staged. “But it’s not about being wrong or right at all, it’s just about calling out clichés and making people laugh. I have never taken this that seriously,” the author told National Geographic. 

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MoonChild
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Immediately after I saw this the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme started playing in my head... Anyone else? Haha

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Thomas Es Thomas
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back of a Land Rover in the parking lot of the Canyonlands National Park overlook.

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Nadine Ducca
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one isn't so bad. At least it's not about to dangle off the edge of something!

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Sara Sukenic
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like the place in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

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Swarf
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just a cool, long exposure pic. And they probably did sleep there. Snow campers are weird.

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Dawn Soehren
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hummm the bottom 2 or 3 people get to deal the the bears and wild cats first.

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makki
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why on the giant uncomfy boulder? Why not on that nice green grass!??

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Maria Ofar
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why does it look like 1 foot is more tanned than the other? lol

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Lillian Chesak
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mentally screamed just looking at this

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Alyson Sylva
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Canadian version of college hazing found to be more deadly than US

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The Cube Cat
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You just had to put it right on the edge. Nooo not the slightly more believable middle that's still a cliff, HAD to be the edge.

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Alyson Sylva
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No sense setting up on that nice sandy beach

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Hamdhaan Hassan
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it scared the f*ck out of me just by looking at this pic

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Kristi S.
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those rocks seem so comfortable to lay on :)

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Qwertykeala
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me in the morning: “i gotta go to the bathroom brb” *walks out falls into water*

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Alyson Sylva
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They do NOT let you camp there. Besides you will get robbed

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Hamdhaan Hassan
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that looks cool, i wouldnt do that but i do love her for doing that

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Amelia Collins
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what a great view!!! i wish i could go there, too!

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Gayle Bynum Cardosa
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not camping without a campfire and s'mores though.

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The Cube Cat
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least these people put the door on the side that's NOT over a cliff.

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