Suddenly, all these ang mohs are discovering parts of S'pore we didn't know we had

Spoiler alert: Nope, you can't even find these in the most ulu place in Singapore.

Guan Zhen Tan | December 16, 2016, 10:58 AM

Recently, Instagram influencers have been randomly geotagging Singapore on their Instagram posts, causing great confusion.

For the uninitiated, Instagram has a geographical tag feature, which allows people to know where you have taken your picture at.

And for some reason, posts on Instagram by influencers are showing that they took photos in Singapore, Singapore, despite the fact that the places look absolutely nothing like it.

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This caused mass confusion and even minor upsets by other social media personalities.

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And of course, Singaporeans were equally, if not, more perplexed than everyone else.

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So why are these influencers using Singapore as a geotag then?

 

Loophole

The truth is that it's actually a simple loophole that gives them more likes to a certain Instagram post.

When an Instagrammer tags their post at Singapore, Singapore, they believe that their post will reach out to more people via the Explore page as well.

But of course, it gained notoriety as Singaporeans can easily spot that these photos aren't taken in Singapore at all.

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Since it's becoming a meme, where it is perpetuating for no other reason than it keeps perpetuating, it's ironically working as well.

Multiple sites have also stated there's no harm trying out the "hack" for followers.

Still wondering where everyone and their hipster grandmothers found these spots in Singapore?

People suspected that they may have been just visiting our twin in South Africa, which is also called Singapore, but the empty-looking settlement proved that theory wrong.

Truth is, they're looking for likes, and not directions to the Merlion.

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5 ways technology is making S’pore a better home for seniors and persons with disabilities

 

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