The mystery of what exactly is going on with Britney Spears continues to confound. TMZ reported weeks ago that Spears was making an effort to break herself free from the conservatorship, long in place, overseen by her father, Jamie. Spears made an appearance in court a couple weeks back, where a judge reportedly wrote in an order that “all parties had agreed to a 730 expert evaluation,” a process usually used in divorce proceedings to assess the mental health of parents; it is unclear how it relates to her conservatorship.

Separately, Spears’s restraining order against Sam Lutfi, a former manager, was extended. Per USA Today, “The restraining order alleges that Lutfi harassed and disparaged Spears and her family via social media and text messages.” In a court document, Lutfi called Spears’s requested order “unconstitutional.”

Meanwhile, there has been a group of Spears fans—assembled under the “Free Britney” banner—that believes Spears is “trapped” in her conservatorship, and has been advocating for her freedom. While Spears herself has not directly addressed the group by name, she had previously referenced some of its concerns, posting on Instagram that “things that are being said have just gotten out of control.”

In the midst of all of this, Spears is...seemingly maintaining a somewhat normal existence in Los Angeles, going out on Starbucks runs, enjoying outings with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, and, of course, posting to her Instagram account. For a long time now, Spears has used her account as a creative outlet of sorts, posting short, upbeat clips of her painting, or working out, or strutting down a hallway in a variety of outfits. Almost always, these clips are accompanied by a recent pop hit.

No amount of Instagram posts, though, can convince some of the diehards that all is well. Skeptics have continued to wonder who might be posting for Spears on her Instagram, and they have been encouraged by Lynne Spears “liking” comments with the #FreeBritney hashtag, and Miley Cyrus shouting “Free Britney” during a recent concert.

When a video was posted on Spears’s account on May 16, following her 30-day stay in a mental-health facility, some commenters—including Chris Crocker of “Leave Britney Alone” fame— questioned whether the video was, in fact, new. (It was pointed out that Spears’s outfit appears identical to the one she had worn in a video posted in March 2018.)

Spears, it seems, is continuing to watch all of this unfold. On Tuesday, she went on a bit of a posting spree and attempted to address the conspiracy theorists. In the first, she speaks to the camera, saying, “For those of you who don’t think I post my own videos, I did this video yesterday. So, you’re wrong. But I hope you like it.” (This video is, for some reason, captioned with a string of five apple emojis.) In the accompanying video, Spears sways and walks, in a variety of outfits, on what appears to be a balcony. The song: Rihanna’s “Man Down.” She followed that up with two additional posts: one featuring her in a white dress, captioned “l’été”—and then there’s one of her on a blue peacock pool float with the caption of three sunflower emojis. (Someone could probably write a full thesis about the symbology of these visual references and emoji choices on Spears’s Instagram account.)

The three posts—the videos, in particular—seem designed to make it clear to fans and skeptics alike that she is in good spirits and in control of her situation, as well as her social-media account. The theories are still out there, however. Amid a heap of well-wishes, there are comments on the post asking, “Has anyone tried to see if she’s blinking SOS in Morse code?,” and assessing, “Love how her team is reading our comments and trying to do damage control.... and failing epically.”