Incoming White House national security adviser Michael Flynn quietly deleted a tweet in which he shared a fake news story linking Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE to sex crimes with minors, CNN reported.

"U decide - NYPD Blows Whistle on New Hillary Emails: Money Laundering, Sex Crimes w Children, etc...MUST READ!" read the tweet, which has since been deleted.

The tweet came on Nov. 2, just six days before the presidential election. It can still be viewed in the internet archive.

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The tweet linked to an article in True Pundit, which falsely claimed that New York police had found evidence linking Clinton and her senior staff to crimes involving underage sex rings.

The article charged that emails discovered during the investigation into Anthony Weiner uncovered evidence "to put Hillary (Clinton) and her crew away for life."

Flynn, who was a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald 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 during the campaign, has previously faced backlash for pushing unsubstantiated stories.

His tweets came to light again earlier this month after an armed man entered a pizza shop in Washington, D.C. and claimed to be investigating a story that Clinton and her campaign chief ran a child sex room in the back room.

In the past, Flynn has also retweeted theories that Clinton "waged war" on the Roman Catholic Church and that President Obama "laundered" billions of dollars in cash to terrorists.