Promoting fake IDs or documents (not recommended)
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Not recommendedHow serious: Worth fixingInstagramScams and fraud
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What triggers it
Content that promotes using fraudulent documents, such as a post about using a fake ID.
What Instagram says
“Content that promotes the use of fraudulent documents, such as someone sharing a post about using a fake ID.”
We last checked this against Instagram's page on .
How to fix it
Leave fake-ID references out or frame them critically.
Good to know
Joking approvingly about fake IDs counts. Selling or offering fake documents is removed under the restricted goods policy.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
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- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Related Instagram rules
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