(Natural News) A lesbian leftist who previously told the media that she was a doctor who helped remove bullets from the alleged victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, has since come forward to confess that she made the whole thing up for attention.

Elizabeth McCarthy, an LGBTQP Democrat and former candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, is now being charged by the Florida Department of Health for pretending to be a cardiologist, which is a felony in the third degree that carries with it a penalty of $1,000, plus costs, for a first-time offense.

According to reports, McCarthy was recently served with a cease-and-desist order for her crime, which prohibits her from telling anyone else that she's a medical doctor. She's also the subject of a formal investigation into her wrongdoing that was launched on June 15, which aims to prosecute her to the full extent of the law.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting incident, McCarthy told the media that it was "an honor to be in the medical field," even though she's never been in the medical field. "I love what I do," she further stated, adding that "I love helping people and giving better options to people – that's the best way I can say it."

When asked about what she supposedly did to help following the event, McCarthy claimed that she had "personally removed 77 bullets from 32 victims," adding that "it was like an assembly line." She further contended that it was "probably one of the hardest things of my career to work through" – though we now know that it was all a fabrication.

"I lied," McCarthy has since admitted in a sworn affidavit provided to Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance Investigator Rafael B. Aponte. "It is a false statement. I just made it up."

"I wanted to be somebody in the community, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I gave any impersonation. I knew it was wrong and I should have stopped – by no means did I ever mean to put anybody in jeopardy," McCarthy is further quoted as saying.

What else about the Pulse Nightclub shooting is a hoax?

Directly pertaining to McCarthy's confession, Florida state law clearly explains that it is "a felony of the third degree … to practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice a health care profession without an active, valid Florida license to practice that profession" – which is exactly what McCarthy did!