If you woke up this morning and saw a noticeable dip in your Instagram follower count—fear not, there's a bug on the loose.
As panicked social users began harping their concerns across platforms, many people started sharing a screenshot of a tweet presumably posted on Instagram's Twitter account. However, in a statement to BuzzFeed News, Instagram said the photo is fake.
In response to the panic, Instagram's official Twitter account attempted to ease the concerns of those who thought they had lost their validation overnight. "We’re aware of an issue that is causing a change in account follower numbers for some people right now," Instagram wrote. "We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible."
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