We all know that not everything we see on social media is representative of reality, which goes for everything, from lifestyles to bodies that are being portrayed. That’s why it’s crucial to take certain things with a pinch of salt, especially when reasons for doubt are clearly visible.
If you’re not sure what kind of reasons we’re talking about, scroll down to find some examples of people taking picture alterations one step too far, as shared by the ‘Instagram Reality’ subreddit. Ranging from editing gone wrong to excessive use of airbrush and filters, among other things, these pictures are somewhat extreme cases of altered reality posted on social media, but if you want to have a good laugh, you might just like them the way that they are.
#1 What She Posted vs. What The Makeup Artist Posted
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#2 Why Do People Genuinely Believe The Female Human Body Is Capable Of Looking Like This?
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#3 Third And Final Round
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#4 Now Girl
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#5 Got This Korean Photographer Account As Recommended…i Honestly Feel So Sad To See This, Both Men & Women Gets Edited
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#6 Lmfao!!! What I Just Found On Ig
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#7 When An Influencer Goes On Reality TV And Can’t Hide Behind Filters
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#8 “One Month After Giving Birth”
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#9 Filtered Photo vs. Unfiltered Screenshot From Dress Designer
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#10 Her Photos From 2023 vs. 2019…
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#11 Most People In The Comments Genuinely Believe It’s “Just Makeup”
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#12 What They Post vs. Tagged
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#13 Plastic Surgeons Now Yassifing Their Patients On Social Media
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#14 Her Face She Just Posted vs. An Accurate Photo Of Her
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#15 Left Photo Was Taken At The Event Unedited, Right Photo Is What She Posted Online From The Same Weekend
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#16 Popped Up On Instagram
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#17 Body Filters Have Advanced So Much People Believe They’re Real Now
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#18 This Clothing Site Forgetting To Edit The Mirror
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#19 Having A Belly Is Ok !!!
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#20 I Wonder Why She Doesn’t Want Anyone To Take Her Photos
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#21 This Mom Facetuning And Photoshopping Herself And Her Son’s Girlfriend
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#22 Reality TV Contestant-Her Ig vs. How She Looked On The Show ?
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#23 I Used To Want To Age Like Her. But Even She Doesn’t Want To Age Like That Anymore
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#24 “Two Months After Giving Birth”
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#25 The Delusion Is Just Sad
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#26 What She Post vs. Tagged
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#27 This Is Just Sad And Unnecessary
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#28 The Comparison Of The Two Makes It Look Crazier
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#29 A Popular Tiktoker’s Instagram vs. Tagged Posts
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#30 54yo Claiming Her Skincare Routine Is To Thank For Her Flawless Skin…
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#31 This Is Satire, Right?
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#32 The Posts She Has Control Over vs. The Ones She Doesn’t
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#33 Facebook V Reality
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#34 The Armpit
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#35 Instagram vs. Real Life
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#36 50 Year Old Man Who Found Fame As A Female Motorcyclist
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#37 Her “Abs” Look So Strange
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#38 This Girl Has Several Thousand Followers. All Her Posts Are The Same Exact Face
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#39 Excuse Me
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#40 With And Without Filters
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#41 Hair Stylist Enhances After Photos Then Claims It’s “Just Makeup” When Called Out
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#42 I Just…
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#43 German Reality Star
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#44 A Girl Who Goes To My Gym Posted These On Insta
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#45 Instagram Post vs. Instagram Story
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#46 Annie Are You Okay?
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#47 Same Shoot But Very Different Looks. First Found On Her Account And Second Is Photographers. Peep The Mangled Hand ?
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#48 I Definitely Also Totally Looked Exactly Like This While Pregnant
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#49 One Of The Worst Offenders I’ve Seen In A While…
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#50 Found In The Wild
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#51 I Feel Yall Would Absolutely Eat Her Up Here
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#52 They Really Post This Thinking It Looks Good
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#53 She Literally Swapped Races Omg
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#54 Oh There’s No Filter Here!
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#55 Getty Images vs. Instagram. So Unnecessary
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#56 Girl Be So Fr ? Last Pic Is Irl
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#57 All My Friends Have Been Drooling Over This On Facebook, But I Can’t Get Over How Tiny Her Head Is
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#58 Ms. M’ams, You Are Almost 70
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#59 Fun House Mirror Photos!
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#60 10/10 Filters Lol
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#61 This Popped Up And Surprised Me On My X Timeline
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#62 There Was No Need For The Filter, She’s Too Pretty To Be Doing That Shit
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#63 Left From Video On Someone Else’s Yt, Right From Her Insta
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#64 Both From Her Own Instagram ?
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#65 Girl Out Here Looking Like Plastic
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#66 Spotted On Ig Explore Page. Workouts Can Now Make Your Legs 90% Of Your Body!!
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#67 Something Looks Very Off Here ?
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#68 All I Can Say Is, Things Are Getting Weird
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#69 A Cosplayer/Onlyfans Model Trying To Make People Believe Obvious Photoshop Is Actually A “Waist Training Corset”
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#70 This Is So Sad
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#71 Claims Not To Edit. Gives Advice To Have Her Body
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#72 Skin Texture For Thee And Not For Me!
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#73 Mind The Gap
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#74 She Looks Very Different In Real Life
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#75 58 Year Old Man Who Made Headlines For His Youthful Good Looks
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#76 So Many Girls Comment About Not Eating To Try To Get Her Body, But She Doesn’t Even Look Like That
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#77 She’s Currently Being Called Out For Photoshop On Edtwt – It’s That Bad
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