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The Instagram star who may not exist

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She is one of the hottest new faces on Instagram but many of her fans are trying to work out if she is a real person or not.

Debate is raging about whether Lil Miquela, external is a model who relies on technology to create her distinctive look, or if she is actually 100% computer generated. BBC Trending tried to answer the question: filter or fake?

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