Matt James announcing his split from Rachael Kirkconnell with a prayer on Instagram at 6 am EST was not how I expected to wake up. Turns out, everyone else feels the same — the whole internet is losing it. Was this breakup even on Matt’s bingo card? That’s what we’re all wondering, given the extremely sus nature of the Insta post (he randomly shared a throwback Bachelor photo with his religious caption) and the fact that this is coming out of nowhere. Matt’s been posting content all week about his and Rachael’s trip to London and the food they’ve tried there. In fact, a pic of her pizza is literally still on his Story?? Make it make sense.

Sooo, was the Bachelor star hacked? Did something truly insane go down on this London trip? This is a moment that calls for serious investigative journalism (a breakdown of intriguing internet theories). Here are all the theories about Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell’s odd breakup. We will get to the bottom of this.

Was Matt James Hacked? Rachael Breakup Theories

What The Internet Is Saying About Matt James’ Bizarre Breakup Announcement

@gabzilla_123456 Also turning off his comments?!?! My bestie said it’s giving IG drafts from when they broke up after the bachelor😭😭😭 #mattjames #bachelor #rachaelkirkconnell ♬ original sound – Gabby White

One TikToker, Gabby White, explained why she’s totally convinced Matt was hacked. “Why would he use a picture from The Bachelor when I feel like their whole relationship, they tried to distance themselves from that franchise?” she pointed out in her video. Gabby noted that the caption is also very strange. “The tone of the caption was giving ransom,” she said. “It is giving threat.” I mean, I don’t disagree. But I’m not a devout Christian, so maybe I’m biased.

The creator also stressed that Matt and Rachael are “so media trained.” She added, “There is no way, in no world would they not post a joint statement.” Yeah, the silence from Rachael RN is beyond weird… Maybe Matt Zach Bryan-ed her and posted his announcement without warning.

Another influencer, Zachary Reality, agrees that Matt must’ve been hacked. “This doesn’t even seem like his writing,” he observed. Or perhaps it’s some kind of fucked up PR strategy? “Rachael is at 999k Instagram followers,” Zachary added. “This is gonna get her to a million.” Tea. But also, that would be a crazy move just for a quick 1k followers.

Another (extremely optimistic and probably delulu) theory going around is that Matt and Rachael are engaged, and this post is just a cruel tease. Olivia Schueller shared the theory in a TikTok, asking, “What if he is playing around with us right now to say they ended the relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend but they’re actually engaged?” Some people are so talented at seeing the glass half full. Damn.

I’m really doubting that last one, but hey… Crazier things have happened.