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Instagram influencer in a spot over arty accident photos

While some were sympathetic, others asked if she really got into an accident or was it staged

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Holding a silver helmet and with her head tossed back, Tiffany Mitchell (@Tifforelie on Instagram) posed in front of her motorcycle before going on a drive around a village in Tennessee.

About an hour after taking the photo, she said she misjudged a curve, her vehicle went off the road and hit the pavement. She described "the scary, magical series of events" in an Instagram post on July 31, adding that she was "scraped up on her left side" and "was in absolute shock".

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 25, 2019, with the headline Instagram influencer in a spot over arty accident photos. Subscribe