How many slides should I make?

Four (3 lies + the real photo) is the default and the most common count in the trend. Two lies is enough for a simple costume; four is for the full costume–hair–party–movie-still stack.

Can I change the costume?

Yes — there are nine presets (princess, superhero, witch, vampire, pirate, fairy, astronaut, dinosaur) plus "upgrade my costume", which polishes whatever the subject is already wearing.

Why is the last caption locked?

The apology is the format — the whole carousel exists to land on that line. Keeping it fixed is what makes the set instantly read as the trend.

Can I make it in Spanish?

The site is fully translated into Spanish and nine other languages — the captions you write are yours, so write them in Spanish and you have the perdón version.

Do the slides expire?

Downloaded slides are yours to keep. Sets in your studio history may expire when the result images age off the CDN, so download the ones you want to post.

How to Do the "I'm So Sorry I Lied" Trend

Updated October 23, 2026

The short version

Upload one clear photo to the ImSoSorryTrend studio, pick Fast or Pro, choose how many lies to stack (2–4) and a costume, edit the captions, and press Generate. Each slide is built from the previous image so the set stays the same photo. Download the numbered JPEGs and post them to TikTok as a photo carousel with a trending sound.

What you need

One photo — yourself, a consenting adult, your childhood photo, a child you parent or guard, or your pet. JPG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB; the short side needs at least 768 px after the 3:4 crop.
A Google sign-in — the studio requires an account before generating.
A credit pack — Fast is 6 credits and Pro is 24 credits per image, so a default 4-slide set costs 18 or 72. Packs start at $3 (300 credits).

Step 1 — Pick the right photo

A clear, front-facing shot with one subject works best — the AI needs a face (or a pet's face) it can keep identical across every slide. Waist-up or full-body both work; the image is center-cropped to 3:4 in your browser before it uploads.

Costume photos are the classic choice because the gap between homemade and store-bought is the funniest — but party looks, throwbacks and pets all work the same way.

Step 2 — Choose the mode, lies and costume

Fast (6 credits/image) is the default and fine for most photos. Pro (24 credits/image) keeps faces and fine costume details steadier across a longer chain. Then pick how many lies to stack — 2, 3 or 4 — which sets the slide count (3, 4 or 5), and the costume the first slide upgrades you into.

Mode	What it does	Best for	Credits / image
Fast	Nano Banana 2.1 edits each step — quick and cheap	Most photos; first sets	6
Pro	Nano Banana Pro edits each step — steadier faces and details	Close-up faces, detailed costumes, 4–5 slide chains	24

See the Fast vs Pro comparison

Step 3 — Write the captions

The studio pre-fills captions per costume and lie — "Look at my Halloween costume this year" on slide one, "Ok sorry, the hair was a wig" on the confessions. Every caption is editable except the last slide's, which is always "I'm so sorry" — that line is the format.

Keep them short and flat. The meme reads best when the confessions are deadpan: "Ok sorry, it wasn't a fancy party, just my kitchen."

Step 4 — Generate the set

The run takes a few minutes and shows step-by-step progress. If you close the tab or lose signal, finished steps are kept and the run resumes when you come back — you are never re-charged for finished steps.

When it finishes you get a preview carousel in posting order: most-polished first, your real photo last.

Step 5 — Download and post

Download single slides or the whole set as a ZIP — files are numbered in posting order (1 = most polished, last = real photo).
In TikTok tap + → Upload → Photos, pick the slides in order, and add a trending sound — the slides themselves are silent.
Post with a caption in the trend's spirit — the confessional works best played straight.

Photo checklist

Works well

One clear face, front-facing, reasonably lit
Your own childhood photo — the version that started the trend
One pet per photo (a cat or dog in costume is ideal)

Avoid

Group shots — the edit can only keep one subject consistent
Sunglasses, heavy filters, motion blur or tiny faces
Photos of other people's kids, public figures, or anything not yours to post

Troubleshooting

The face drifts between slides

Each slide is an edit of the previous one, so small drift compounds over a long chain. Use a sharper source photo, switch to Pro, or drop to 2–3 lies.

My photo was rejected

The short side needs at least 768 px after the 3:4 crop — upload a higher-resolution original. Group shots and unclear faces also fail more often.

A step failed mid-run

A confirmed failed step returns its charged credits automatically after refund processing, and retrying continues from that step — finished steps are kept.

The captions look wrong on the slides

Captions are burned at 1080×1440 — keep them under about 60 characters so they stay on one or two lines. The last slide's caption is fixed and can't be edited.

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FAQ

No. The slides are generated and captioned here — you only need TikTok to post them as a photo carousel.