The rise of selfie culture has changed the way we perceive beauty beyond recognition. It blurred the boundary between the real and the false, the natural and the purely imaginary. At first, when photo editing and heavy filters hit social media, everyone was kidding at first.

Kids as young as ten are retouching their selfies with ready-to-use augmented reality face filters that often slim, shrink, and enhance their faces and bodies. But the result is often anything but pretty. And now, many social media influencers are being arrested for using these filters to alter their identities and create fake personas.

It’s no mystery that a few pass as ways to push this fakery to its very limits, wherein the network r/InstagramReality steps in. “It’s fantastic how a few humans escape with it even as others don’t!” the subreddit writes on its page

We’ve picked out some of the most recent posts from the community below.

# 1 This Model Makes Herself Look Easily 25 Years Younger And It’s Crazy

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# 2 Will Never Understand The Appeal Of Little Head Syndrome

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# 3 She Can Touch The Sky With Those Legs

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# 4 Why Would Someone Do This? The Original Is Stunning Already

Why Would Someone Do This? The Original Is Stunning Already
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# 5 Found On A Dating App

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# 6 The Power Of Filters – It Doesn’t Always Have To Be That Noticeable

The Power Of Filters - It Doesn’t Always Have To Be That Noticeable
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# 7 Excuse Me?

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# 8 Iger Compares Editing Before And After

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# 9 What She Posts vs. A Screenshot I Took From A Video

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# 10 Another One

Another One
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# 11 His Jawline Is Definitely 100% Real, No Editing

His Jawline Is Definitely 100% Real, No Editing
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# 12 Imagine Your Surprise When You See Her For The First Time Without All That Makeup, Filters And Editing

Imagine Your Surprise When You See Her For The First Time Without All That Makeup, Filters And Editing
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# 13  Intestines? Never Heard Of Them

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# 14 I Don’t Even Know Where To Start

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# 15 What Am I Even Looking At

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# 16 She Claims To Not Edit Her Photos

She Claims To Not Edit Her Photos
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# 17 How Is This Even Legal?

How Is This Even Legal?
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# 18 Same Day. Insta vs. Pap Picture

Same Day. Insta vs. Pap Picture
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# 19 Photoshop? Filters? Surgery? Yes

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# 20 Those Grocery Shelves

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# 21 She’s My Current Favourite From The Show She’s In But The Ig vs. Reality Isn’t Adding Up

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# 22 Instagram Picture vs. Livestream

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# 23 She Got Called Out For Using Heavy Filters And Her Response Was Interesting

She Got Called Out For Using Heavy Filters And Her Response Was Interesting
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# 24 She Uses The Teen Filter So Much, She Has Convinced Herself That She Looks Like This

She Uses The Teen Filter So Much, She Has Convinced Herself That She Looks Like This
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# 25 I Mean

I Mean
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