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<p>An influencer is insisting that she didn&#39;t stage a motorcycle accident as sponsored content for a bottled water brand.</p><p>Yikes, that is an extremely 2019 sentence.</p><p>Let&#39;s break it down.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tifforelie/">Tiffany Mitchell </a>is a lifestyle blogger in Nashville whose sepia-tinted Instagrams make it seem like it&#39;s always autumn in Tennessee.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="The &quot;Before&quot; picture." data-attribution="Instagram" data-attribution-url="" height="589" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/1-BMKMev.png" width="797" /></div> <figcaption>The &quot;Before&quot; picture.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Instagram</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In a series of now-deleted posts, Mitchell posed with her beloved motorcycle, and after &quot;misjudging a curve,&quot; she was on the ground, with her makeup still immaculate and a bottle of SmartWater perfectly in focus, with the label facing the camera. A hot model of a man appeared magically by her side, ready to find his light, and she was absolutely #blessed to have a photographer at the crash site.</p><p>You&#39;d think a photographer would put the camera down and call an ambulance if there was an emergency, but we all have priorities. </p><p>On the ground, spread out like Jesus in Michaelangelo&#39;s iconic Piet&agrave;, Mitchell posted pictures of her body with no cuts, but a wee bit of dirt on her shoulder.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="After." data-attribution="Instagram" data-attribution-url="" height="588" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/2-3ThSG3.png" width="806" /></div> <figcaption>After.</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution">Instagram</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>After the screenshots went viral, Mitchell insisted to <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/nashville-influencer-claims-smartwater-featured-motorcycle">BuzzFeed </a>that &quot;would never turn a very important personal story like this into a brand campaign.&quot;</p><p>Mitchell must have known that the photoshoot looked fishy, because she asked BuzzFeed not to write an article &quot;as it would &#39;draw negative attention.&#39;&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/Tanya_Chen/status/1163838339851665408?s=20">SmartWater told reporter Tanya Chen</a> that they have no brand partnership with the influencer, but people are still skeptical.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When I have a life endangering accident I always fall into a dramatic position and promise to do it again because life is an adventure</p>&mdash; Basphem (@IndiciaObscure) <a href="https://twitter.com/IndiciaObscure/status/1163808714207440896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">this is so staged! falling to the pavement while in motion does not leave a black stain on the skin, it leaves you scratched and bleeding.</p> &mdash; Leandro Tami (@leandrinux) <a href="https://twitter.com/leandrinux/status/1163598102185598978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>Super-sleuths are also pointing out that the before and after pictures feature different helmets.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Also, silver helmet in the pick &quot;before the accident&quot; white helmet in the photos??</p> &mdash; The AverageG4mer (@AverageG4merYT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AverageG4merYT/status/1163587218352611328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>Plus, any biker would know that you&#39;re not supposed to remove the helmet&mdash;whatever color it is&mdash;as not to risk paralysis.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">When I was younger my parents and teachers always told me to not remove the helmet from someone who just had an accident. I guess she&#39;s dead now. RIP. <a href="https://t.co/HfP8YnBPYh">pic.twitter.com/HfP8YnBPYh</a></p> &mdash; Korben&#39;s list program (@MRGNDRFFR) <a href="https://twitter.com/MRGNDRFFR/status/1163638852734595072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>If influencers are staging photos, then who can we trust? Is everything on the internet a lie?</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Influencer denies staging motorcycle accident to promote bottled water.

An influencer is insisting that she didn&#39;t stage a motorcycle accident as sponsored content for a bottled water brand.Yikes, that is an extremely 2019 sentence.Let&#39;s break it down.Tiffany Mitchell is a lifestyle blogger in Nashville whose sepia-tinted Instagrams make it seem like it&#39;s always autumn in Tennessee. The &quot;Before&quot; picture. InstagramIn a series of now-deleted posts, Mitchell posed with her beloved motorcycle, and after &quot;misjudging a curve,&quot; she was on the ground, with her makeup still immaculate and a bottle of SmartWater perfectly in focus, with the label facing the camera. A hot model of a man appeared magically by her side, ready to find his light, and she was absolutely #blessed to have a photographer at the crash site.You&#39;d think a photographer would put the camera down and call an ambulance if there was an emergency, but we all have priorities. On the ground, spread out like Jesus in Michaelangelo&#39;s iconic Piet&agrave;, Mitchell posted pictures of her body with no cuts, but a wee bit of dirt on her shoulder. After. InstagramAfter the screenshots went viral, Mitchell insisted to BuzzFeed that &quot;would never turn a very important personal story like this into a brand campaign.&quot;Mitchell must have known that the photoshoot looked fishy, because she asked BuzzFeed not to write an article &quot;as it would &#39;draw negative attention.&#39;&quot; SmartWater told reporter Tanya Chen that they have no brand partnership with the influencer, but people are still skeptical.When I have a life endangering accident I always fall into a dramatic position and promise to do it again because life is an adventure&mdash; Basphem (@IndiciaObscure) August 20, 2019   this is so staged! falling to the pavement while in motion does not leave a black stain on the skin, it leaves you scratched and bleeding. &mdash; Leandro Tami (@leandrinux) August 19, 2019 Super-sleuths are also pointing out that the before and after pictures feature different helmets.  Also, silver helmet in the pick &quot;before the accident&quot; white helmet in the photos?? &mdash; The AverageG4mer (@AverageG4merYT) August 19, 2019 Plus, any biker would know that you&#39;re not supposed to remove the helmet&mdash;whatever color it is&mdash;as not to risk paralysis.  When I was younger my parents and teachers always told me to not remove the helmet from someone who just had an accident. I guess she&#39;s dead now. RIP. pic.twitter.com/HfP8YnBPYh &mdash; Korben&#39;s list program (@MRGNDRFFR) August 20, 2019 If influencers are staging photos, then who can we trust? Is everything on the internet a lie?

An influencer is insisting that she didn&#39;t stage a motorcycle accident as sponsored content for a bottled water brand.  Yikes, that is an extremely 2019 sentence.  Let&#39;s break it down.  Tiffany Mitchell is a lifestyle blogger in...