A seemingly innocent selfie featuring six friends on a woodland hike has sent shivers down the spines of social media users after eagle-eyed viewers noticed a "seventh face" lurking in the photo.

The creepy snapshot was shared in the Reddit thread r/ghosts, where users delight in spotting unsettling - and possibly supernatural - details hidden in otherwise ordinary pictures.

Although a forum where people spend their time hunting for spirits and ghouls is probably used to the odd freaky post, this particular photo left some Reddit users lost for words.

At first glance, the photo is just a wholesome group of friends enjoying a day in nature, with the caption reading: "A friend of mine sent me this picture from his group of friends in Chile."

They’re smiling, surrounded by lush green scenery, with other hikers trailing in the background. Cute, right?

But if you squint — or if you’re brave enough to give it a good second look — you might notice something a little off. Actually, a lot off. There’s an extra "face" in the photo.

Yes, you read that right. Seven faces in a six-friend selfie. Don’t see it yet? Here’s a clue: Focus on the bottom left of the image, between the two women on the left.

Found it? Good. Now go ahead and take a moment to scream into a pillow.

Once you notice that shadowy, unsettling face peeking through, it’s hard to unsee. Social media users have been flipping out in the comments. One person admitted:

Replying to the image in the comments section, one person wrote: "I am not exaggerating when I say that when I finally saw it, I got goosebumps and felt genuine fear. Wtf. I believe in ghosts again now."

"Damn, I wish I didn't zoom in," another added, with a third writing: "That is the creepiest thing! I did not expect that!"

"No joke, I feel like I teared up because that just scared the crap out of me," commented another, with one Redditor writing: "Legit actually creeped me out."

Another user described their oh-no moment in hilarious detail: "My dumba* was looking at the red thing in the bottom left corner. I was like uhhh, looks like someone was just cut out the pic… then BOOM, I saw it. Runs to hide under the covers."

But not everyone’s convinced this is a ghostly cameo. One skeptical commenter chalked it up to lighting and angles:"It's just a person that's also in the group with their face being hidden in shadow by the two around it, and made to look creepy with that intense blue filter."

Still, others aren’t so sure. Another Redditor said they couldn’t shake the chills: "It gave me chills, for sure. Usually, I just laugh these things off, or assume the photo is doctored in a way I can’t really detect, but not this time."

Whether it’s a trick of the light, an eerie coincidence, or something more supernatural, one thing’s for sure — this photo has left the internet thoroughly freaked out and has resulted in me not sleeping for the next three nights.

So, are you team “creepy ghost hitchhiker” or “it’s just shadows, chill”? Either way, maybe think twice before snapping your next group selfie in the woods. 

Featured image credit: Reddit

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained a relative of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as part of the Trump administration’s intensifying immigration enforcement efforts.

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was taken into custody in Revere, Massachusetts, according to multiple reports.

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told NBC News that Ferreira is a “criminal illegal alien from Brazil” accused of overstaying a tourist visa that expired in 1999.

A White House spokesperson also added: “Karoline had no involvement whatsoever in this matter.”

She was arrested on suspicion of battery and is now being held at a South Louisiana ICE Processing Center nearly 1,700 miles from home.

Family Launches GoFundMe to Support Legal Battle

Ferreira’s sibling, Graziela Dos Santos Rodrigues, has created a GoFundMe campaign seeking funds for legal expenses. The family hopes the support will give Ferreira a “chance to return home to her family.”

On the fundraising page, Rodrigues wrote that Ferreira arrived in the U.S. as a child and had “maintained her legal status through DACA.”

She described her sister as “hardworking, kind, and always the first to offer help when someone needs it.”

Rodrigues added that Ferreira’s 11-year-old son, Michael Leavitt Jr., is struggling without his mother: “Bruna’s absence has been especially painful for her 11-year-old son… who hopes every single day that she’ll be home in time for the holidays.”

NBC reported, however, that Leavitt’s nephew has lived full-time in New Hampshire since birth and has never resided with his mother.

A Complicated Family History

Past reporting from The Cullman Times revealed that Michael Leavitt, Karoline’s brother, had been engaged to Ferreira as recently as 2014.

That same year, he won $1,008,001 in the DraftKings Millionaire Maker contest. “I’m speechless… I can’t believe it,” he said at the time.

Ferreira, quoted in that 2014 article, said she planned to use a portion of the winnings to buy “a lamp for my son’s room,” adding, “We really are blessed.”

The pair reportedly split not long after, and a source told WBUR that Leavitt and Ferreira have been separated for around a decade.

Karoline and Michael Leavitt grew up in New Hampshire with their siblings, where their parents owned a local ice cream shop and a used truck dealership.

Karoline later rose to national prominence as a spokesperson for MAGA Inc. before becoming the face of the Trump administration.

Leavitt Continues Defending Trump’s Immigration Policies

Leavitt has been a vocal supporter of the administration’s strict immigration agenda. Earlier this year, she reiterated Trump’s warnings to those living in the country illegally:

“If you invade our nation’s borders… you are going to be deported… and you may be held at Guantanamo Bay,” she said, via The Independent.

“These are criminals we are talking about – don’t forget that.”

In October, she declined to comment on whether emergency rooms should check a patient’s immigration status, saying the question was better left to “healthcare professionals and legal experts.”

New polling shows growing public discomfort with the administration’s enforcement efforts.

Only 34 percent of Americans now approve of ICE’s activities – down four points from last month.

A year ago, 56 percent supported mass deportations, but a turbulent year of raids across major cities has sharply divided public opinion.

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