Looks can be deceiving. We’ve heard it a million times before, and yet some of us still fall for it. In the current world, hyperreality is taking over, and social media is no exception. As its users continue to push these limits to keep their fellow Instagram aficionados on a like-driven leash, one can’t help but remember the words of philosopher Jean Baudrillard: “We live in a world where there are more and more information and less and less meaning.” The lines between real and fake have blurred, while true and false are hard to tell apart. Luckily, the subreddit r/Instagramreality is armed with 723k active members who dedicate their days (or maybe years) to exposing fake people on social media. Let’s have a look at their most recent ugly truth discoveries and if it’s not enough, then check out more Instagram vs. Reality posts here and here.
#1 She’s Back And Her Eyes Are Even Bigger
#2 Oceans Have Hills Now Sweetie
#3 My Sims Look More Realistic
#4 Nothing Normal About This Picture.. At All..
#5 Shadow Tells The Truth
#6 3 Years On Instagram Turned A Lovely Girl Into This
#7 If We Don’t Have A Pregnant Model We Will Just Improvise. No One Will Notice!
#8 I Mean… Who Needs Organs Anyway
#9 All Of Her Photos Are Heavily Facetuned, But This One Is Just Beyond
#10 Maybe They Wouldn’t Notice
#11 I Call This The Dorito Body
#12 Instagram / Tiktok
#13 Lady On Facebook Insists That There’s No Editing, And Any Comments Saying Otherwise Are Blocked
#14 How Is This Supposed To Resemble Her Behind?! Just Looks Like 2 Balloons At This Point.
#15 Left Is From The Official Show Account, Right Is The One She Posted
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#16 I’m Scared
#17 Caught One In The Wild As They Say. He’s A Very Corrupt Lawyer In My Country, Posted This In His Twitter Account Recently
#18 Kitchen Cabinets By Salvador DalĂ
#19 This Girl Is Known For Calling People Ugly On Facebook And Says She Doesn’t Edit Her Pics….lol
#20 This Girl And Her Demon Eyed Family Keeps Popping Up On My Explore Page
#21 Saw This While Looking Up Hairstyle References
#22 Local “Influencer” Badly Photoshopping On Different Clothes
#23 I Just Can’t Deal With This One Particular Girl, I Just Had To Follow Her Because Of The Crazy Editing
#24 Proportions Out Of Whack
#25 Hot Dog Fingers Strikes Again
#26 My Hair Stylist Was Warning Me About Unrealistic Hair Expectations Due To Photoshopped Photos On Instagram Like This One
#27 Girl What
#28 Oh No
#29 This Is The Mother Of A Girl I Grew Up Near. Her Instagram Is Full Of This Sort Of Stuff
#30 Genuinely Upsets Me How Much She’s Edited Her Face Here
#31 Beautiful Girl… I Don’t Know Why She Does This
#32 Saw This On Pinterest. Girl Went Crazy With The Smoothing Tool. Her Face Literally Looks Like A Sim To Me
#33 I Personally Hate The “Snatched Waist” Look. It Looks So Weird And Unneeded. We’re Humans Not Plastic Barbies, No Need For Unrealistic Expectations.
#34 Edited vs. Unedited
#35 At Least He Chose A One Colored Background
#36 That Dog Is Smooth As Hell
#37 Excuse Me What The F?
#38 Bruh…
#39 Another Gem From Aliexpress. Tiny Head Big Body
#40 When You Edit Dem Hips But Not Dat Shadow
#41 What “Natural” Looks Like Online vs. Irl
#42 Recently
#43 He Likes Museum Enough To Photoshop Him In It But Not Enough To Be Really There ( I Think His Body Is Also Edited To Make Waist Smaller… But Not Sure)
#44 My Hairdresser Using Filters On My Hair, Setting Unrealistic Expectations.
#45 Skin Online vs. Skin Irl
#46 Got Blocked Within 60 Seconds For Asking Why Her Left Hand Is So Small
#47 Like Two Different People
#48 An Unconventional One
#49 Instagrammer’s Picture vs. Photographer’s Picture
#50 “Natural” Is Always Flawless Online
#51 A Very Popular Cosplayer
#52 Okay But Why Does The Lolipop Be Like That?
#53 It Looks Like It Hurts To Exhale.. Someone Get Her Some Clothes That Fit!