I invented the selfie with Britney Spears: US model Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton has once again taken credit for inventing the selfie, but Twitter isn't taking her bold claims lightly.

The 36-year-old socialite took to Twitter on Sunday to share two photos of her posed with Britney Spears, writing: '11 years ago today, Me & Britney invented the selfie!'

The tweet prompted backlash from thousands of Twitter users who angrily shared photos of people taking selfies long before she was even born to disprove her claims.

A Twitter user known as 'ddsnorth' pointed out that the first selfie was actually taken in the 1800s when Robert Cornelius ran into the camera frame to take a picture of himself.

'This is the first ever photograph selfie in history, taken by Robert Cornelius in 1839. It's now in the collection of @librarycongress,' she wrote while posting the photo.