A new internet hoax claims that the Mayo Clinic is intentionally misdiagnosing pregnant Trump supporters so it can force them to get abortions — and some of the president’s fans are actually falling for it.

WUSA 9 reports that the hoax began with a tweet from a woman claiming to be a Mayo Clinic doctor who thrilled in forcing Trump supporters to abort their children by “misdiagnosing their healthy pregnancies as ectopic.”

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Although the anonymous Twitter account in question is not an actual doctor at the Mayo Clinic, high-profile Trump supporters such as Laura Loomer and Milo Yiannopoulos have spread it around on their social media pages as though it’s legitimate.

“This is the most evil thing I have ever seen on Twitter,” Loomer wrote earlier this year. “Don’t let ANYONE tell you that we aren’t at WAR with the Democrats. They are absolutely evil.”

This is the most evil thing I have ever seen on Twitter. Don't let ANYONE tell you that we aren't at WAR with the Democrats. They are absolutely evil. pic.twitter.com/2UidtUy8Xf — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) June 29, 2018

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The rumors about Mayo Clinic doctors nefariously aborting Trump supporter babies have spread so far that the clinic this week was forced to issue a public statement correcting the record.

“In June, a troll w/no relationship to Mayo Clinic tweeted a false, inflammatory message that led Twitter to suspend his account until he deleted the tweet,” the Mayo Clinic wrote on its Twitter account. “Images of that tweet are again circulating on various social networks. It’s a hoax. Please help us correct it.”

In June, a troll w/no relationship to Mayo Clinic tweeted a false, inflammatory message that led Twitter to suspend his account until he deleted the tweet (see below). Images of that tweet are again circulating on various social networks. It's a hoax. Please help us correct it. pic.twitter.com/vrjjCYsXpW — Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) October 15, 2018