Pretty Ugly Little Liars and the Living Dolls Trend

"Their search for authenticity was indistinguishable from a dog hunt for deceit."

In the early 2010s, groups of young women downloaded the Living Dolls’ photos to inspect for inconsistencies. They pointed to minuscule Photoshop errors and anatomical impossibilities with cursor-drawn arrows in MS Paint, then uploaded their findings to forums like Pretty Ugly Little Liar. Their search for authenticity was indistinguishable from a dog h…