Did you hear that a woman in Tunisia was expecting 12 babies?  As if Octo-Mom wasn’t bad enough, now 12 babies.  Well here’s the true story.

Tunis – Doctors have determined that a Tunisian woman thought to have been expecting a world record 12 babies was experiencing a phantom pregnancy, the health ministry said on Thursday.

The 34-year-old woman from the southern Gafsa region, identified only by her initials A.F., had been taken by a private ambulance to the Wassila Bourguiba hospital in the capital.

Medical tests revealed that it was a case of a phantom pregnancy, the ministry said, adding that the condition was very rare.

The unnamed woman’s story had attracted huge coverage in Tunisian newspapers and interest from around the world.

Tight security had been put in place around the woman and a lawyer had been hired to deal with the media. – AFP