Woman believed her friend was being induced, then a witness allegedly lifted the friend’s shirt and found the truth: ‘Your best friend lied’

A woman says she spent nearly two days worrying about her best friend, who was supposedly giving birth after a 42-week pregnancy. When she finally contacted someone who was meant to be in the delivery room, she received a message she never expected. According to the woman, her best friend had allegedly been wearing a fake silicone belly the entire time.

In a TikTok video, Perla Chavez explained that she’d been close friends with the woman for more than two years and had believed she was pregnant. The alleged deception came to light when Chavez contacted another woman, whom she called Katie, after her friend stopped responding to messages on the day of her scheduled induction.

Katie reportedly told Chavez she’d discovered the silicone belly during a hospital visit. Chavez wasn’t present for the encounter, and the allegations have not been independently verified. What happened afterward, however, left Chavez increasingly concerned about her friend’s well-being.

She expected an update about the baby, but got a different message

Chavez says she last spoke to her friend around 4:55 p.m. on the day of the supposed induction. Her friend sounded excited and nervous but otherwise behaved normally. When she stopped answering messages that evening, Chavez assumed she was busy giving birth.

By the following afternoon, Chavez still hadn’t heard anything. She eventually found Katie on Instagram, knowing her friend had been staying with her and had mentioned that Katie would accompany her during delivery.

Katie’s first response was blunt. “Your best friend lied,” Chavez recalled. Initially, she thought her friend had borrowed Katie’s phone to play a joke, so she replied with an eye-roll emoji.

Then Katie reportedly explained what had happened. According to Chavez’s retelling, her friend had called Katie crying and claiming doctors couldn’t find her baby’s heartbeat. Katie and several church members reportedly met her at the hospital, where she initially refused to go back inside.

Chavez says Katie described the woman resisting an ultrasound, allegedly because she didn’t want to hear that her baby had died. Eventually, Katie reportedly pulled up her shirt and discovered what appeared to be a fake silicone pregnancy belly.

“I don’t know what exactly happened in the hospital,” Chavez acknowledged, explaining that she only knew what Katie had told her.

Chavez says she worried her friend needed professional help

Even after hearing about the alleged silicone belly, Chavez says she was more concerned about her friend’s safety than the lies. The church members had reportedly arranged a hotel room for her after the hospital encounter because they were worried about her well-being. Meanwhile, her friend continued telling Chavez she’d delivered a baby who had died.

Chavez initially went along with the story because she didn’t want her friend to feel abandoned. She eventually confronted her about what she’d heard, but when her friend stopped responding, Chavez visited her parents’ home to explain the situation. Her friend reportedly threatened to leave if her mother listened, then later blocked Chavez on social media.

While Chavez describes the pregnancy as an elaborate lie, there’s an important difference between pretending to be pregnant and believing you’re expecting a child when you aren’t. The Cleveland Clinic identifies a rare condition called pseudocyesis, in which someone genuinely believes they’re pregnant and may experience physical symptoms despite not carrying a fetus. That’s distinct from knowingly fabricating a pregnancy.

Nothing Chavez shared establishes whether her former friend experienced either situation, and there’s no medical evidence supporting a diagnosis. Chavez herself says she doesn’t know why her friend maintained the story. She encouraged her to seek professional help and asked viewers not to harass anyone involved.

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