If a pic of your crush, class friend, or one of the influencer divas looks too good to be true… you do the math. Because if there’s anything we know about pic-perfect shots on social media by now, it’s that a huge number of them are totally fake.
And as long as there are serial Photoshop offenders out there, the Instagram Reality subreddit will continue exposing their malicious deeds. Trust me, people out there are never running short of inspiration to face-tunefy and beautify their looks.
Below is the fresh batch of IG absurdity that must be seen to be believed. More eye-rub inducing snaps from Instagram vs. Reality can be found here, here, and here.
#1 Don’t You Hate It When Your Pecs Grow Over Your Pendant?
#2 She Must Be On Tatooine With The Sun Both Behind And Ahead Of Her
#3 Spines Are Out Of Fashion. Pass It On
Previously, We reached out to the redditor Cluelessnumber7, who’s the moderator of the r/InstagramReality community. The moderator explained the adverse effects all the heavily edited images have on people.
First, it sets unrealistic expectations that influencers purport to their easily impressionable audiences. “The amazingly smooth skin, suddenly common almond-shaped eyes, pouty lips, sharp jawlines, slim hourglass shapes, and so on,” they commented.
Meanwhile, the viewers have no idea how long it took to pick the outfit, hunt down the perfect lighting, and many other little details that come before face-tuning every picture-perfect Insta look. Without discussing the use of editing apps such as Photoshop and Facetune, “there is now a countless amount of people comparing themselves to (and perhaps spending money to look like) a person who doesn’t exist,” Cluelessnumber7 told us.
#4 Her Official Press Photos vs. Interview
#5 Is It Really That Hard To Hire A Pregnant Model, Amazon?
#6 Pretending To A Chess Player Without Learning A Single Rule Of The Game. All For The ‘Gram!
The second problem that hasn’t been addressed enough is the insecurities of the influencers who feel an urge to edit their pictures. “They’ve been editing their photos for so long it could mean losing the validation from their followers, losing followers, and maybe losing sponsors if they came clean.”
As huge crowds of followers become familiar with your fictional, yet perfect look, it may be impossible to speak out about all the editing that goes into creating their brand. “So, they would rather enjoy the false fame than risk losing it over integrity,” the moderator concluded.
#7 Reptilians Are Back
#8 People Writing “I Wish I Had Skin Like This”. Lol She Wishes She Had Skin Like That Too.. Don’t Let Filters/Photoshop/Facetune Make You Feel Insecure
#9 He Must Use Wite-Out Instead Of Toothpaste
#10 When You See It
#11 Sad Face
#12 Who Needs Organs Anyway
#13 What Did She Even Try To Do With The Edits?
#14 It’s The Photoshopped Cleavage For Me
#15 Twitter Thirst Trap Got That Grinch Fingers
#16 What She Posts vs. Her Live Stream
#17 Left Is From Her Instagram, Right Is From A Video
#18 Same Guy.. Left Is His Pfp
#19 This Girl Is A Gold Mine
#20 Lmao This Has Got To Stop
#21 What The Actual Fu-
#22 Where Are Her Knees At?
#23 This Is A TV Anchor… We Know What Your Face Looks Like?
#24 My Sims After I Go On A Custom Content Binge Be Like
#25 His Instagram vs. TV Screenshot
#26 Photo Posted On Her Instagram vs. Interview
#27 I’m Sorry What
#28 Left Is Steve Madden On Twitter, Right Is Their Instagram
#29 Instagram vs. Reality Queen
#30 I Just Don’t Understand
#31 Insta vs. Pap Shot
#32 Selfie vs. Paparazzi Photo
#33 Is It A Turn-Off For Girls To Have Wrists?
#34 Private Jets
#35 What She Posted vs. What The Show Posted
#36 And Here I Thought The Earth Was Flat…
#37 Creepy Catfish Stole My Photos And Photoshopped My Face Onto Another Body Then Posted The Photos On Ig
#38 Photoshopping Himself Making It Look Like He’s On Vacation W Out His Shadows
#39 What Is This?
#40 Might Be Twitter But Still Prime Instragram Reality Materiel
#41 Ig Post vs. Video
#42 As Someone Who Does This For A Living This Might Be Taking It A Bit Too Far
#43 Exposed During An Interview
#44 Hmmmmmmmmm
#45 She Really Photoshopped Some Stretch Marks On
#46 Instagram vs. Reality
#47 Real Jawbone vs. Facetuned
#48 Instagram vs. Twitch Livestream
#49 Waist? Never Heard Of Her
#50 Some People Just Ooze Facetune
#51 I’m Not To Sure About This One
#52 A Clothing Brand I Follow On Ig Is Hiring Models From Other Dimensions
#53 This Is The Same Person In All 3 Photos
#54 Picture vs. Video Comparison To Remind Us That Even Famous Makeup Artists Don’t Look Like Their Ig Pics
#55 Top Is From Her Ig, Bottom Is The Paparazzi
#56 Looks Like The Same Face Copy Pasted 3 Times And Magically The 5 Foot Tall One (Middle) Looks Taller Than The 5’10 One Next To Her
#57 Going From White Af To A Blackfishing Supermodel
#58 A Body That Can Bend Buildings
#59 The Queen Of This Sub
#60 I’m Sorry You’re Not Megan Fox
#61 This Makes Me Uncomfortable
#62 Nice Knees
#63 Why Do People Do This
#64 Instagram vs. Reality TV Show. She’s Been Posted Here Before But People Claim “Angles” And “Unflattering Shots” Are The Reason For The Discrepancy… Here She Is, Made Up For The Show Taping, Looking Like A Different Person Than Her Insta
#65 All Her Pics Are Like This….
#66 These Guys Can Do Some Magic!
#67 She Looks Like A Computer Graphic
#68 Ig vs. Reality
#69 I Have No Words
#70 This Person Photoshops Weird Fake Faces On Other People’s Pictures And Pretends It’s Theirs
#71 She Posted Both Those Selfies , The One To The Left Is The Kinda One She Posts Almost Daily… What’s The Point, It Ain’t Even You Anymore
#72 That Frappé Is Too Picture Perfect…
#73 I Think She Forgot To Blur Some Pores On Her Forehead, Because Apparently 51 Year Olds Don’t Have Any
#74 I Guess Reviewing A Laundry Detergent On Amazon Is Just Another Excuse To Share A Heavily Edited Photo Of Yourself
#75 TV Personality In My Country, She Always Posts Stuff Like This. And All 3 Pictures Are Under The Same Post Too
#76 He Forgot To Open Up The Bag On The Far Left! Carrying Around A Bunch Of Empty Bags Pretending Like He’s A Baller!
#77 Was Trying To Look Up Tattoos And Spotted This Gem. He Has Other Photos Like So And Its Not Even Placed The Same
#78 Streamer In An Interview vs. Every Pic On Her Instagram
#79 The Irony Of Using #curves When The Only Thing Curving Is The Furniture. (Thanks To This Thread I Notice It Everywhere Now!)
