{"name":"Authenticity Is the Strongest Instagram-Photo Criterion","url":"https://bestpick.online/research/instagram-photo-authenticity","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","methodology":"https://bestpick.online/methodology","dataset":"https://bestpick.online/methodology/data.json","generated_at":"2026-07-14","dataset_start":"August 2025","finding":"On 436 social / instagram photos with per-criterion scores, Authenticity averaged 75.3 / 100. It was the weakest criterion in 4.1% of photos and the strongest in 67.7%.","citation":"BestPick (2026-07-14). Authenticity Is the Strongest Instagram-Photo Criterion. https://bestpick.online/research/instagram-photo-authenticity. Dataset: https://bestpick.online/methodology/data.json (CC BY 4.0).","kind":"criterion","query":"do authentic photos score higher on instagram","sample":{"total_analyses":9547,"scored_analyses":2451,"min_n_to_publish":100},"goal":{"key":"social-general","label":"Social / Instagram","n":1484,"mean":61.7,"median":62,"pct_below_60":40.6,"pct_80_plus":3.2,"criteria_n":436},"criterion":{"name":"Authenticity","n":370,"mean":75.3,"pct_weakest":4.1,"pct_strongest":67.7}}