In one of the most shocking viral hoaxes of the year, a young Scottish woman named Kira Cousins has admitted to completely faking her pregnancy — from phony ultrasound scans to passing off a silicone doll as her newborn baby girl.
The elaborate ruse exploded across social media in October 2025 and even became a trending topic on TikTok, with several users going down a rabbit hole to learn the entire story as it began to unravel.
In another surprise turn of events, Cousins issued an apology on October 21, expressing remorse for trying to convince loved ones and the rest of the world that she we
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