CLAIM: Former congressman Weiner faces sexting claim from girl, but he calls it a hoax.

Weiner gave The Associated Press an email, written by the girl to her teacher, in which she recanted her story.

“Our online chats were never inappropriate,” the email said. “I wanted to publish my story. He was the best candidate to pin the story to. The story needed a hoax to ride on.”

The girl told the Daily Mail she wrote the email at Weiner’s request but never sent it to the teacher.

One of Weiner’s previous online paramours was a 21-year-old college student less than half his age.