No need to respond often to rumors or “fake news” but the feeling I have in this picture is the same feeling I have for this girl today. We have entered into a world where rumors will exist we know that, but just know as @laurenbushnell celebrates her birthday tomorrow I am still extremely lucky to be able to share life with her and be by her side.

A photo posted by Ben Higgins (@higgins.ben) on Feb 1, 2017 at 11:48am PST

Despite rumors that the Bachelor couple Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell are splitting, the man of the hour came to set them all to rest.

After the couple had announced they called off their wedding, reports began surfacing that they were splitting up permanently. As it turns out, “fake news” strikes again:

“No need to respond often to rumors or ‘fake news’ but the feeling I have in this picture is the same feeling I have for this girl today,” Ben wrote on Instagram. “We have entered into a world where rumors will exist we know that, but just know as @laurenbushnell celebrates her birthday tomorrow I am still extremely lucky to be able to share life with her and be by her side.”