Actress Bette Midler was roasted on social media after sharing a fabricated quote pretending to be from President Trump that called Republicans "the dumbest group of voters in the country."

Midler, a staunch critic of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, shared the debunked quote with her 1.6 million followers on Sunday evening. It was retweeted more than 10,000 times and "liked" more than 27,000 times.

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It contained a picture that appeared to have been taken from a printed publication with the fake Trump quote, along with a caption from Midler that read: "He certainly knew his crowd."

He certainly knew his crowd. pic.twitter.com/MHJl12CGsp — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) June 3, 2019

However, the supposed Trump quote had been fact-checked by Snopes in 2015, which rated it "false." Midler had not deleted the tweet as of early Monday afternoon.

Responses poured in to Midler, with many urging the 73-year-old singer and actress to take the tweet down.

FAKE QUOTE!!!!



“Don’t believe everything you read on the internet” - Abraham Lincoln — Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) June 3, 2019

As believable as it is, he never said this. I appreciate a lot of your tweets about the current political climate but I encourage you to verify facts before spreading misinformation. — Linz DeFranco (@LinzDeFranco) June 3, 2019

Really ironic that someone peddling a widely-known fake quote would call other people stupid ... — Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) June 3, 2019