If you have a laptop and some basic technical knowledge, you can take any image on earth and modify it to your heart's content. The social issues caused by this are yet to be fully studied, but, for example, researchers believe that increased Instagram use among teens creates a higher risk of depression, anxiety and low-self esteem.
So we’ve gathered some of the worst examples of netizens excessively modifying images of themselves to appear more attractive. However, not everyone is exactly successful at it. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the worst examples and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments section below.
#1 I’m Screaming
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#2 Found In The Wild
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#3 The Birkin Isn’t The Only Fake Thing Here
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As easy as it is to laugh at some of the examples here, the truth is that most of these folks feel some shame in their own bodies and want to compensate for it with technology. This is generally due to a lack of funds as, let’s face it, folks with income will simply get actual plastic surgery.
After all, these days most things can be changed pretty thoroughly. Take buccal fat removal. If you have seen a famous Hollywood star or pop singer with a weirdly thin and angular face, this is likely because they had the fat in their cheeks removed.
#4 When You Edit The Face And Forget You Have A Body Underneath It. And Don’t Get Me Started On The Hair Wispie
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#5 So Realistic! So Believable
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#6 But Why?
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This issue tends to impact women more than men. A Dove sponsored study found that not only do young women spend more time on social media, roughly half of the teens they interviewed indicated that this activity directly impacts their mental health. Even worse, almost 90% said that consuming, for example, Instagram content makes them feel less beautiful.
#7 Freeze All Motor Functions
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#8 At Least Try To Make It Believable
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#9 Instagram Versus Podcast
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#10 I…no Words
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#11 I Usually Have A Hard Time Noticing When Someone Edits Their Pictures.. But Now..?
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#12 Self Proclaimed Dutch Model, Instagram (First Two Images) vs. Reality (Last Two Images)
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#13 I Am Freaking Lost For Words Here
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#14 Every Picture Of Hers Is Highly Edited. This Is The Worst So Far
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#15 Not Sure If She’s Been On Here. But That Chin Could Cause Deep Wounds
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#16 Not An Usually Type Of Post , But Saw This On Tinder And Had To Post It?? Look At The Oven
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#17 Legs For Days
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#18 Mom, I'm Scared... (Last Pic Is Reality)
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#19 Found In The Wild
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#20 Apparently These Are The Same Person
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#21 What Am I Looking At?
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#22 I Found One In The Wild!
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#23 This Is Just Disturbing. Jail
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#24 Are We Scared Of Aging Now?
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#25 That's Gonna Be A Left Swipe
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#26 This 40 Year Old Who Swears Her Photos Aren't Edited
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#27 This Makeup Artist’s Before And Afters
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#28 “Everyone’s Airport Crush”
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#29 Photoshoped Photos vs. Filtered Videos ?
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#30 Instagram vs. Reality ?
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#31 All Posted In August
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#32 "I Don't Edit My Body Or Face" Is This Body Confidence Influencer's Claim To Fame
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#33 Influencer Claps ? Back ? At Someone Calling Her Out On Her Filter Usage
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#34 This Is Surely Something
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#35 My Waist Is Also The Size Of My Hand
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#36 An ‘After’ Of A Weight Loss Transformation
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#37 Not Photoshopped - She Just Worked Hard For It
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#38 Amazing
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#39 Comments Call Out User For Filtering Their Video
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#40 I Can’t Believe Almost Everyone In The Comments Believes This Is Real (Tw Possible Pro Ana Content)
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#41 This Just Does Not Look Right
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#42 Found On Fb Marketplace
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#43 This Lady Pops Up On My Fyp All The Time
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#44 Press Pics vs. Instagram
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#45 Took Me 15 Tries To Pause At This Specific Moment
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#46 Biggest Hands Known To Mankind
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#47 How Do People Think This Is Real???
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#48 Saw An Old Friend At The Gym (Right) And He Wanted A Picture , This Is How He Edited It
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#49 This Girl Is Always On My Fyp Constantly Talking Down On Other Women, But Her Waist Is A Different Shape In Every Pic/Video LOL
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#50 A Danish Influencer…. ?why Don't They Think It's Embarrassing???
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#51 Her Instagram vs. A Mention On A Tattoo Artist’s Page
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#52 Unrealistic vs. Reality
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#53 Why The Lines Around Her Bum Never Look Straight
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#54 Edited vs. Reality
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#55 Thought This Was Satire But It's A Doctor Advertising His Service
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#56 Found On Twitter. How Do People Even Begin To Think This Is Real
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#57 “Of” Girly Changed Her Whole Race For Some Reason
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#58 Sorry But How Is Her Head So Tiny? And Her Body So Big?
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#59 Miss Gurl
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#60 Her Insta vs. Her Cheer Teams
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#61 Of Course Guys Were Thirsting In The Comments
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#62 Online Creator Known For Their “Japanese Style” Makeup. 2024 vs. 2019/2020
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#63 Can't Believe She Thought Posting This Looked Good
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#64 Uncanny Valley
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#65 Actually Pretty Impressive
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#66 She’s Naturally Beautiful… Was This Really Necessary
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#67 For Years I Struggled With My Dark Brown Skin, These Posts Don’t Help
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#68 She Posted Both Of These Herself ?
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#69 Actually Disturbing LOL
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#70 The Silly Little Explanation In The Caption ?
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#71 All Natural As In Bending The Boundaries Of Space And Time
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#72 Found In The Wild
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#73 Something Seems Off
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#74 Wtf Is Skin Texture And Normal Body Proportions??
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#75 Face Tuned (?) And Looks Completely Different
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#76 Another Almost 40 Year Old Thinks She Looks Like A Teenager
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#77 I Watched Her Show A Long Time Ago And Followed Her On Instagram. When This Popped Up I Had To Look Twice
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#78 My God…
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#79 I Don't Know Who She Thinks She's Fooling
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#80 Can We Be So F**king Serious For A Second
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#81 Yeah, No
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#82 Gymfluencers Are The Worst With “Minor” Tweaks …
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#83 Mental Health Influencer Has Range
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#84 People In The Comments Were Complimenting The Size Of Her Waist ?
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#85 Instagram Post vs. Screenshots From Tagged Videos
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#86 Spouse Of A Hollywood Celebrity: Instagram vs. Getty Images Comparison
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#87 Personal Trainer Using AI To Fake Client Results
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