Britney Spears appeared to be joking when she recently announced that she has “adopted a beautiful baby girl” as it was later clarified that she has not actually adopted a

Billboard, however, has since confirmed that Spears did not actually welcome a new child through adoption. She may have just been trolling fans all along, having peppered her caption with winky-face emojis.

Numerous outlets have confirmed that Spears did not in fact adopt a new child, and speculate that she is simply trolling her fans – possibly evidenced by the numerous winky faces.