‘I Get Paid To Troll’: Woman Behind Viral Abortion Post Admits Hoax

A pastel-colored social media graphic designed to resemble a birth announcement recently declared, “Baby Cancelled,” listed an April 14, 2027, due date, and claimed the mother changed her mind because the father “wasn’t s—.” The post divided users between praise and condemnation.

There was one major problem: The woman behind the announcement later said it was fabricated.

The woman, who identified herself online as Moraa, called it a joke and said, “I get paid to troll,” according to the New York Post. No pregnancy or abortion was independently documented.

The woman also stated, “Mark my words, Im’ma be on TV one day,” making it clear she wanted the attention, per the Post.

A Provocation Made To Look Personal

The surviving Instagram repost shows an artificial intelligence-generated graphic containing an ultrasound image, baby shoes, alphabet blocks, and a onesie—the familiar visual language of welcoming a child.

Some commenters on the original post praised the supposed decision not to raise a child with an irresponsible father. Others called the presentation cruel and disturbing.

Note: No credible reporting reviewed by The Dallas Express has established that birth-announcement-style abortion posts are becoming a widespread practice. Copies of the graphic show that the image circulated widely; they do not document additional abortions.

When Public Abortion Storytelling Began

Public abortion disclosures predate social media.

In 1985, the organization now known as Reproductive Freedom for All launched its “Abortion Rights, Silent No More” campaign, collecting 40,000 letters from women nationwide.

The social media phase accelerated in September 2015 with #ShoutYourAbortion. The movement’s official history says the hashtag generated a viral outpouring of personal stories and led to the establishment of a nonprofit in 2016. The organization openly identifies “normalizing abortion” and “eradicating stigma” among its goals.

That history helps explain why some people consider public abortion disclosures acceptable. Supporters generally view them as expressions of autonomy.

Opponents, however, begin with a different moral premise—that unborn human life possesses inherent value—and see celebratory presentation as trivializing a death.

The “Baby Cancelled” graphic heightened that conflict by transforming the imagery of a welcomed child into the language of a canceled transaction. In this instance, however, that presentation was deliberately manufactured to provoke an audience.

What a Decade of Abortion Data Shows

The Guttmacher Institute, an abortion-rights research organization, produces widely cited national abortion estimates by surveying providers. A Pew Research Center review explains that federal totals are lower because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not receive complete data from every state.

The figures for 2015 through 2020 come from Guttmacher’s Abortion Provider Census series. The later figures come from its current Monthly Abortion Provision Study.

The earlier series shows a decline between 2015 and 2017, followed by an increase by 2020. The monthly study records a further increase between 2023 and 2025.

The two series use different methodologies and should not be treated as one uninterrupted statistical series. Guttmacher also revises its monthly estimates as additional provider data become available.

The study includes clinician-provided medication abortions supplied through telemedicine and shield laws but excludes abortions conducted entirely outside the formal medical system.

Texas Abortions Moved Beyond State Facilities

Texas Health and Human Services Commission records show 55,287 reported abortions in 2015, 53,843 in 2017, 56,358 in 2020, and 53,572 in 2021.

Only 78 abortions were reported at Texas brick-and-mortar facilities in 2024, nearly all under the state’s medical exception, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.

That figure does not represent every abortion obtained by a Texas resident. A separate Texas Health and Human Services resident report tallied 7,086 reported abortions involving Texas residents in 2024: 76 occurred in Texas, and 7,010 were performed by out-of-state providers. As an administrative tally of reported cases, it should not be treated as a comprehensive estimate of every abortion obtained by Texans.

Guttmacher’s more recent modeling estimates that in 2025, approximately 42,000 Texans obtained abortion medication from clinicians operating under other states’ shield laws, while nearly 23,000 traveled outside Texas for abortions, according to its July 2026 report.

Texas law sharply reduced abortions reported as occurring inside the state, while interstate travel and shield-law telemedicine changed where and how abortions involving Texas residents were obtained.

Moral Shift or Loud Minority?

Gallup’s May 2026 polling found that 49% of Americans considered abortion morally acceptable, 41% considered it morally wrong, and 8% said acceptability depended on the circumstances. The morally acceptable share declined from a record 54% in 2024.

Americans were also nearly evenly divided over legality: 48% favored legal abortion in all or most circumstances, while 49% favored legality in only a few circumstances or no circumstances.

A plurality still calls abortion morally acceptable, though that share has fallen from its 2024 peak. The country remains split on legality. Neither finding shows majority support for treating abortion as a joke or a celebration.

The viral post shows different moral beliefs continuing to collide with a social media system that rewards provocative content.

Family Aspirations Remain Strong

The episode also does not demonstrate that Americans have abandoned marriage or children.

A 2025 Gallup survey found that Americans considered 2.7 children the ideal family size. Forty-two percent preferred three or more children—nine percentage points higher than in 2011—while only 2% said the ideal family included no children.

The Dallas Express has also previously covered renewed interest in marriage among Generation Z. These findings do not establish a wholesale return to traditional family structures, but they demonstrate that marriage and parenthood remain durable aspirations.

The clearest conclusion is narrower:  The post that triggered the latest controversy was designed to make a divided country look even more divided—and its reach shows how effectively outrage can distort perceptions of public opinion.