With editing apps and photoshopping software widely available, everyone can have an athletic body, a perfect vacation, or be youthful forever with just a touch of a finger. But how much can you alter a photo before it becomes a blatant giveaway that what you’re posting is far from reality?
Luckily we have the meticulous eyes and noggins of the netizens from the subreddit “Instagram Reality” who gladly expose people’s shams online and let us know how far is too far. Below you will find a collection of the best photoshopping fails that prove that not everything that glitters is gold.
While you’re scrolling through, don’t forget to check out a conversation with photographer Svenja Christina, who kindly agreed to expose the secrets of editing.
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#1 That Cloud Won’t Leave Her Alone
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#2 So Hot, The Car Melted
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#3 Don’t You Hate It When Your Pecs Grow Over Your Pendant?
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#4 A Strong One
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#5 Saw This On Instagram
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#6 Maybe Just One More Filter
Image source: Unity__Newbie
#7 I Cannot Believe She Seriously Posted This
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#8 It Gets Worse The More You Look
Image source: AlternativeSonGoku
#9 Found On A Thinspo Account. Send Help
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#10 I Didn’t Know There Was A Wax Statue In Milan
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#11 She Looks Better Without It Though
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#12 Found On A Dating App. I Am Genuinely Concerned
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#13 People Really Think They Can Photoshop Themselves Ten Pounds Lighter And Then Walk Out In Public Like No One Will Notice
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#14 He Forgot To Photoshop The iPhone Box’s Shadow
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#15 Good Old Fashioned Facebook. These Are Going To Give Me Nightmares
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#16 Someone Needs To Come Take Their Moms Phone (In The Comments She Swears She Didn’t Edit)
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#17 I’m Sensing A Filter
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#18 Found On Facebook
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#19 Girl, What Is Up With Your Legs?? She Put The Whole Leg On Backwards In The Second Pic!
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#20 What The Hell
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#21 When You’re Influencing So Hard You Grow A Second Bellybutton
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#22 Her Booty Just Melts Into The Seat
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#23 Famous Singer From My Country
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#24 The Longer You Look, The Stranger It Gets
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#25 Not Even Craters Are Safe From Mad Filtering
Image source: _-_FanGirl_-_
#26 What
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#27 He “Travels” The World And He Has His Own Personal Fence Following Him Around The World
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#28 She Must Be On Tatooine With The Sun Both Behind And Ahead Of Her
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#29 Half Person Half Cartoon?!
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#30 A Body Builder I Have Since Unfollowed
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#31 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
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#32 A German Reality TV Star On Instagram vs. On TV
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#33 Twitter Thirst Trap Got That Grinch Fingers
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#34 Who Needs Organs Anyway
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#35 Legend
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#36 All Her Pictures Look Like This
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#37 Damn He’s Ripped
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#38 He Must Use Wite-Out Instead Of Toothpaste
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#39 I Can’t Get Over The Difference! Don’t Believe What You See On Instagram Folks
Image source: ohhithere21
#40 When You Move Too Much And The Filter Comes Off
Image source: _sophierobinson_
#41 This Person Is Running For Mayor Where I Live. Yikes
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#42 His Page vs. Her Page. I Guess He Had To Bring Her To His Level ?
Image source: ineverlikedyoulinda
#43 When One Right Hand Isn’t Enough
Image source: lisaloveslashes
#44 Why?… This Is.. Wow Why Do People Hate Themselves This Much?
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#45 Shrunken Head
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#46 I Thought People Had More Sense Than To Believe This Is Real, But She Popped Up On My Feed Because Friends Of Mine Shared Images Like This As “Goals”
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#47 Can‘T Believe How She Thinks That’s Acceptable
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#48 Happy Holidays!
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#49 Sad Face
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#50 I Literally Have No Words
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