can we be sure?

Accurate as of July 27th 2026, 2:00 AM GMT

Phan: The shipping between Dan and Phil ActuallyNot: The shipping between Phan-is-not-real and Phan-is-actually-real PHEU: Phanblr Extended Universe, not an official name, just what I'm working with Truther: Believes the ship is real Anti: Believes the ship is fake

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Phan-is-not-real The OG blog. suggests that phan is not, has never been, and never will be real Phan anti, actuallynot anti

Phan-is-actually-real Suggests that phan is real, always has been, and always will be Phan truther, actuallynot truther

Phan-is-almost-real Suggests that Dan and Phil are not together yet, but will be eventually Phan truther, actuallynot truther

Phan-was-real Suggests that Dan and Phil broke up and are going through the phivorce Phan anti, no confirmed stance on actuallynot

Actuallynot-is-real Suggests that the ship between phan-is-not-real and phan-is-actually-real is real Phan truther, actuallynot truther

Actuallynot-is-not-real Suggests that the ship between phan-is-not-real and phan-is-actually-real is not real No confirmed stance on phan, actuallynot anti

Actuallynot-could-be-real Suggests that actuallynot could be real, but we don’t know for sure No confirmed stance on phan, is conflicted about actuallynot

Only-phan-is-real Suggests that the only couple to ever exist is phan Phan truther, actuallynot anti

Phan-was-not-real Suggests that phan was not real UNTIL 2025 Phan truther, no confirmed stance on actuallynot

Phan-must-remain-unsolved Suggests that phan is nobody's business, and should not be confirmed or denied Does not speculate on phan or actuallynot, thus no confirmed stance on either

Phan-doesn't-exist Suggests that Dan and Phil, and subsequently phan, are all figments of our imagination Phan anti, actuallynot truther

Phan-is-complicated Suggests that Dan has had a crush on Phil since 2024 and they dated briefly in 2009 but it was kinda messy and then tried friends with benefits in 2019 but broke it off when lockdown was announced because they didn't want to argue and lose each other. They also kissed once. last year but never talked about it, sometimes Phil remembers the kiss but he feels guilty about it because he thinks that Dan doesn't like him like that after what happened in 2009 and all of his issues with sexuality. Situationship phan truther, no confirmed stance on actuallynot

Phan-is-not-dil Suggests that Dan and Phil are together, however the ship name should be dil, not phan Phan Dil truther, actuallynot notactually truther

Phan-could-be-real Suggests that phan is up for interpretation No confirmed stance on phan, actuallynot truther

Phan-is-conspiracy Suggests that phan is real, but not the most important Dan and Phil conspiracy theory Phan truther, actuallynot anti

Phan-will-be-real Similarly to phan-is-almost-real, suggests that phan is not real yet, but will be in the future Future phan truther, no confirmed stance on actuallynot

Is-phan-real Questions if phan is real or if we're being lied to No confirmed stance on phan or actuallynot

Maybe-actuallynot-is-real Essentially the same as Actuallynot-could-be-real but with a more positive outlook Phan truther, hopeful for actuallynot

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ActuallyNot Lore: Phan-is-not-real denies being in love with Phan-is-actually-real, and openly despises the ship despite showing potential signs of jealousy when asked if others could date Phan-is-actually-real. Phan-is-actually-real is openly encouraging the ship of ActuallyNot, and is aiding in the fanfic writing.

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Other: Phan-could-be-real and Actuallynot-could-be-real have been seen arguing over Phan-could-be-real’s truther stance on Actuallynot.

Phan-is-almost-real does not like Phan-will-be-real due to the latter stealing their gimmick. The hatred is one sided though, as Phan-will-be-real is fond of Phan-is-almost-real.

Phan-must-remain-unsolved has expressed interest in an offer to be fucked by Phan-is-not-real. This was not intended to be an offer for sex, Phan-is-not-real has not responded.

Rumors of Phan-is-not-real, Phan-is-actually-real, and Phan-is-almost-real being in a polycule have been seen, but shut down quickly by Phan-is-not-real.

Actuallynot-could-be-real has expressed interest in kissing Maybe-actuallynot-is-real, actuallynot septics is their ship name and it may or may not be real.

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Proposed Theory: What if Actually(phan-is-actually-real) and DnPaA(dnp-as-animals, and DnPaT(dnp-as-things) by extension) are run by the same person? A bit far-fetched, perhaps, but a few recent posts have really stood out to me lately, and the idea has only persisted. I do hope you'll hear me out on this cause hoo boy.

Exhibit A: Actually and Animals When asked by an anonymous user what their least favourite animal was, Actually responds with: "why would I have a least favorite animal i love them all ಠಿ⁠_⁠ಠ" While that ties into Actually's established "pure and kind" image, think about it: Who else loves animals? sure, a lot of people. But who would have to - or simply choose to - love all of them? dnp-as-animals seems to be the only option, as their whole gimmick is dnp as animals, no judgment or discrimination, whatever you ask for, they'll make it into dnp somehow. that fits into the "loving all animals" thing. Exhibit B: DnPaA's Reblogs Chronological order. The first one might seem like a little joke. When asked by an anonymous user if they could make actuallynot as cats and deviate from the usual dnp posting, dnpaa happily obliges, not questioning who actuallynot are, and being enthusiastic about the ask. user @flimsysparks reblogs this, saying: "OMG DNPAA KNOWS ACTUALLYNOT?!?" DnPaA reblogs that, adding: "nobody knows actuallynot like i do <3" That looks like a simple statement, and maybe that's all it was. Wrong. Look at the last part. Who else uses that similar heart? Why not an emoji, maybe? Maybe skip on the heart altogether? This branding of Actually's, coupled with the initial statement, make it look far more than a little "haha yeah i know about this niche" but rather a "oh, i know. i know very well, because i am them" flimsysparks adds yet another reblog, replying: "the heart... are you.. it cant be.. can it?" DnPaA reblogs one final time, only responding with: "If you say so" No denial, no defense, only a vague "its up to you"-esque response. What I find more fascinating is that, when actually was tagged so that she could see the initial post (her and Not as cats), all she says is "look at Not's little paws" It's like that's all she can comment on, since she was the one who made the darn post. What else is there to say? To cap off the reblogs section, when Not was asked by an anonymous user if she knew about dnpaa/dnpat, he answers: "i do." And of course she has, because that's Actually, who they interact with frequently. But for obvious reasons, he's not saying that. DnPaA reblogs Not's answer-post, caption being: "👀" in a large text style. DnPaA, and actuallynot - who have nothing to do with their blog other than the one time they did a request about them - interacting, dropping vague hints... It's way too convenient. Exhibit C: Texting Style Everyone should be familiar and accustomed to Actually's way of texting/typing: usually lowercase, a cute emoticon at the end, no punctuation. Compare it to DnPaA's: lowercase that often shifts into capslock, exclamation points(part of punctuation), no specific or stylized emoticons, just the usual faces that can be made by one's keyboard: :) :( :> <3 Seems totally different, it does. However, in two very recent posts made by Not and Actually, there is a picture revealing a snippet of a conversation on discord. In these pictures, Actually is seen not using their usual emoticons, overall being a little less cutesy than they usually are in front of her followers, and leaning more towards flirty as they are talking to Not. They continuously use the ";)" emoticon in these screenshotted conversations to tease Not get under his skin. Ligning this up with how DnPaA types, it seems veey similar, and the coincidences have stacked up quite a bit now, over the course of such little time. It should also be taken into account that not and actually most likely behave civilly and different than how we perceive them through their posts, so seeing Actually or Not have different texting styles shouldn't come much as a surprise. Just some bonus proof: here's another instance of actually not using an emoticon, in relation to the discord photos. Teasing, not cutesy. In a new anon ask, dnpat portrayed dnp as rhodonite, confirmed to be not's favourite rock.

Those are all my thoughts on the matter. While I doubt that DnPaA is Actually's main blog, it's interesting to have found their other sideblog. They don't seem to be against the Actually allegations, but who's to say.

CONTEXT NO ONE ASKED FOR: i was learning ii on the piano cos i couldn't get it out of my mind and then i highkey improv-d this and it was really good the first time but i wasn't recording so i tried to remember the lyrics and sung it to the interactive introverts tune. don't mind the shitty ending pretend its really good lmao. apologies for the shit audio quality i recorded it on my phone and slapped it on canva videomaker lol help T-T

Lyrics: There once was a blog, we'll call him Not He's funny and he's dry on tumblr dot com She strongly believes that phan isn't real And soon came along, his own version of Phil Actually is sweet, she's funny and kind too, She sent as ask to Not, Not said "who the fuck are you?" Then they started texting, are they fighting, are they flirting? And before you know it, we began shipping Not doesn’t like it, she’s a bit of a tsundere Actually likes it, they said it’s okay Their inboxes are filled with asks about each other Enemies, friends or secret lovers?

The gimmicks joined in, and they all said its true Mostly to annoy Not which is important too How did we get here I couldn’t tell you But it’s funny and sweet and lowkey cute

This is the story of ActuallyNot This is the story of ActuallyNot We don’t want it to be messy or bad But shipping shipping blogs is kinda rad This is the story of ActuallyNot This is the story of ActuallyNot Then they had a fight Not took it too far But then they made up AND THEY REBLOGGED HEARTS They’re going to the same Hard Launch World Tour Show What might happen, I don’t know!

This is the story of ActuallyNot This is the story of ActuallyNot Don’t be strange, respect their space Tumblr surely is a weird place

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hm... the same London show, you say? Surely that's just both of them deciding to meet up. After all, they're both phans and that's perfectly normal.