Woman 'Pregnant' With 12 Babies Exposed as Fraud

Just a few days after a Tunisian woman claimed she was pregnant with a record-breaking 12 babies, the 34-year-old has been exposed as a fraud, the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.

The woman, who has not yet been named, reportedly told doctors in her hometown of Gafsa that she was due to give birth to duodecaplets later this month. She said she conceived the babies following fertility treatments, after suffering a number of miscarriages.

But an investigation by the Tunisian Health Ministry later revealed that she has "psychological problems and is unlikely even to be pregnant," the Telegraph reported.

"Our staff interviewed her at length, but even her pregnancy appears to be in her imagination," a government spokesman said. "She's claiming to be nine months pregnant with six boys and six girls, but there's absolutely nothing about her appearance which indicates this."

The official said the woman has also refused to undergo a medical examination and is now reportedly in hiding.

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