Most of us are probably guilty of polishing our social media accounts. But some don’t stop there. They go above and beyond in Photoshop, inventing a totally new version of themselves. However, they aren’t fooling everyone—the subreddit r/Instagramreality is dedicated to exposing these fakes, and allow us to see their true colors. With nearly 950K members, the community constantly posts new findings that simply look too bad to be true. If you’re done scrolling and wish to check out more similar pics, fire up our earlier Instagram vs. Reality posts hereandhere.
#1 What She Lacks In Calves She Makes Up In Shoe Size
In an earlier interview, the head moderator of the r/Instagramreality subreddit, Zaza9000, told We that 2020 was “hard on all of us,” so they try to keep the community easy to engage with and be a part of. This openness is one of the reasons why the subreddit is so popular. “Last year so many people have shared interesting stories from their personal lives and I really hope we can carry that into 2021.”
According to the head moderator, there have been some shifts in how people approach editing their content. Recently, there’s been more interest in video editing than photo editing, for instance. “Especially apps like Facetune2 and SNOW that allows you to edit your body and certain Instagram filters that can make your lips appear bigger and make your skin unrealistically perfect. Seeing them glitch in videos has been a really popular topic on the sub,” they explained.
#2 Econ 101
#3 We’ve Got Another Member Of The Pea-Head Squad. His Head Compared To His Hands…i Can’t
Nuno Albuquerque, the Head of Treatment for the UK Addiction Treatment Group, told We that social media addiction is a relatively new phenomenon that everyone is still learning about every single day.
“A person can be addicted to anything, but they are only suffering an addiction if whatever it is they are ‘using’ has taken over their lives, and that they as individuals have lost the power of choice, i.e. that they cannot, regardless of how much they want to, stop ‘using’. This is the effect that addiction has, it robs the individual of the ability to stop. Even if that individual is aware of the negative physical, psychological, or financial consequences, they still cannot stop. It is essential to not use the word ‘addiction’ flippantly; if a person is addicted, then they are in need of professional help and support.”
#4 Photographer’s Page vs. Model’s Page
#5 When Blurring Your Wrinkles, Don’t Forget To Blur Your Reflection Too…
#6 Whitest Teeth In The West
According to Albuquerque, the Covid-19 lockdowns are helping the situation either; they’re making us spend more time on social media but we should be aware of how much its use affects us.
“We would say that it is more than likely that society as a whole spent more time on social media and other Internet-based platforms during the Covid-19 lockdowns than before, simply because for many, their normal day to day life was turned upside down, or even stopped altogether, and so a lot of people found they had more spare time on their hands. Some people turned to social media during the lockdown to stay connected with others, which is really important and actually a healthy approach to take. Where it starts to negatively affect a person is when being on social media consumes them completely, and they no longer want to be present in their actual ‘offline’ day.”
#7 Someone Needs To Come Take Their Moms Phone (In The Comments She Swears She Didn’t Edit)
#8 Skin Texture, We All Have It
#9 This Sri Lankan Influencer Photoshoped African Elephants To Her Photo. There Are Only Asian Elephants In Sl. All The Elephants Are Photoshoped
So where does the line between a regular social media user and somebody who is addicted to it lies? Albuquerque thinks it’s different for each individual, so it’s important to recognize whether or not the person has lost the power of choice.
“If the person cannot undertake their regular day to day routine without being on social media or needing to get back to being on social media, as in they have potentially developed not only a psychological desire to be online but also physical urges begin as well, then there could well be an addiction there,” he said.
#10 Those Proportions Though
#11 Every Post Is This Weird Forced Laugh Pose And Soullessly White Eyes
#12 Pants For Stick People
#13 When Your Eyes Are So Piercing, They Burn Holes In Your Hair
Albuquerque said an unhealthy relationship with social media could also be recognized if the individual develops mental health illness from being online, for example, feelings of anxiety or depression arising during or after being on social media.
“Similarly, for some people we have treated at our UK Addiction Treatment Centres, being on social media is a trigger for them to then misuse drugs or alcohol. During therapy, we address why a person drinks alcohol or misuses drugs, and for some, it is because of their unhealthy relationship with social media,” the UKAT Group Head of Treatment explained.
#14 The Caption Says It’s Not Photoshop, But… How?
#15 First Time I’ve Ever Seen Someone Photoshop Their Fridge
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#16 I Don’t Even Know Where To Begin. With The Ass? Or The Clipart Wine Glass?
#17 I Don’t Know Where To Start
#18 Guys, I’m Scared
#19 Someone Photographed A Chinese Celebrity And Showed What She Truly Looks Like Without Photoshop
#20 No Cuticles, No Pores, No Texture
#21 Same Girl All Photos
#22 1.2 Million Followers Btw
#23 I Physically Recoiled When I Saw The Eyes
#24 Chinese Online Shopping Mall. Yeag Chinese Are Crazy For Being Tall And Long Legs. No Need To Explain More
#25 Badly Editing Yourself Into Famous Locations Is Easily One Of My Most Hated Igr Trends
#26 Shooped So Hard That It Looked Like They Cant Even Move A Face Muscle
#27 What In Tarnation Is This???
#28 She Doesnt Have Nose
#29 No Actual Trees Were Harmed Will Creating That Tiny Waist
#30 When Your Friend Only Gets Half Face-Tuned
#31 Aliexpress Never Change Please
#32 I Can’t Believe She Thought This Was Fine To Post! Her Face Is So Edited It Looks Like A Drawing
#33 This Fast Fashion Model Getting A Little Overzealous With The Airbrush Feature. Skin Texture Who?
#34 Aliexpress Never Disappoints
#35 She Wants No Skin Texture On Her Face But I Guess Veins Are Where It’s At? Also Do Her Hands Drag On The Ground When She Walks?
#36 What Are Organs?
#37 Instagram Picture Versus Screenshot From A Video
#38 She Literally Photoshopped Herself On Someone’s Car And Didn’t Even Tag Him
#39 So Natural
#40 Tf Is Wrong With Her Fingers
#41 Claims Legs Are Naturally This Long… They Aren’t
#42 Not Only Girls Edit. ( Found In The Wilderness Of Reddit)
#43 I Am So Confused
#44 That Face
#45 She And Her Friend Showed Their Natural Selves In A Tiktok Video And Everyone Is Praising Them For Being Real But Her All Her Instagram Posts Still Look Like This…
#46 It’s Just Too Much
#47 How They Look On Social Media vs. TV
#48 She Is Gorgeous, But Ma’am, Where Are Your Organs?? Uncanny Valley
#49 Just Saw This On Instagram Under A Fashion Hashtag..
#50 Don’t Be Fooled Into Comparing Yourself To Images Of Celebrities!
#51 Second Comment Says “When You Say Total Natural, You Mean The Scenery Behind You?”
#52 Love This Lady
#53 Edited/Unedited
#54 Hmmm I Don’t Remember Skin Looking Like That
#55 Busted: Uber Public Freakout Edition!
#56 Found This Gem On Instagram. She Looks Like A Real Life Doll!
#57 Phone Reflection Says That Them Hips Do Lie
#58 She Literally Shopped A Tattoo And A Whole Dress On Herself
#59 What She Posts vs. What She’s Tagged In
#60 What’s Skin Texture Again??
#61 This Is Possibly The Biggest Elbow I Have Ever Seen
#62 Pinhead
#63 Cut Glass With That Shipped Jaw
#64 I’ve Seen Sandwiches Wider Than Her Waist
#65 I Can’t Tell What, If Anything, Is Even Real In This Picture
#66 These Alien-Like Distortions From A Popular Chinese Influenced Make Me Very Uncomfortable
#67 When You Facetune So Much That Your Chin Disappears…
#68 Youtube Video vs. Instagram
#69 This Lady Without Knees On The Shein Website…
#70 Are You Kidding He Looks Nothing Like This
#71 British Celebrity. This Is Khloe Levels Of Absurd
#72 This Is The Same Person. I Still Cannot Believe, People Want To Alienate Themselves Like This. Holy Mother Of God.
#73 This Is Fine…everything Is Fine…
#74 Power Shoulders Are Back In Style?
#75 She Really Tried To Fool Her 1 Million Followers That She Actually Looks Like This
#76 Why Is This A Fashion Trend
#77 Aliexpress Is A Gold Mine
#78 “Only Minimal Editing” – Yeah, Right
#79 A Famous Blogger From My Country. This Is Gold
#80 “Body Positivity”
#81 She’s 53, Sure A Wrinkle Or A Pore Should Be Acceptable?
#82 The Starbuck Cup Does It For Me
#83 Found This Today
#84 Instagram Post vs. Live TV
#85 Hiring Fake Paparazzi To Publish Photos Where Her Body Is Edited
#86 Edited (Right) To Original (Left). Subtle But Crazy Differences
#87 She Even Went As Far As To Edit Her Pupil Shape And Size In The Left Photo. Literally Doesn’t Even Look Like The Same Girl. She’s Naturally Gorgeous, She Didn’t Need Any Of That.
#88 Same Girl, Different Face X
#89 I Had To Double Take
#90 So Hot It Melts Walls
#91 Her Body Looks Different In Every Picture
#92 Notice Anything Weird?
