Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Labor and Social Development caused quite the stir on Monday.

This came after they posted a tweet announcing their investigative teams had caught an expat, who was registered to work as a painter in the kingdom, working as a dentist in a well-known clinic.

Just hours after the tweet started making the rounds on social media, it went completely viral, leaving thousands shocked at the news. 

Late on Tuesday, the Ministry backtracked on their statement but it seemed to be too late as people were having none of it. 

Here's how the controversy played out online:  

It all started when the ministry sent out this tweet...

فرق تفتيش #الرياض تضبط في جولة ميدانية على منشأة صحية شهيرة وافدًا بمهنة دهان امتهن العمل في مجال طب الأسنان، كما تم ضبط مخالفات لوافدين يعملون في مهن مقصورة على السعوديين.

— وزارة العمل والتنمية الاجتماعية (@MLSD_SA) May 7, 2018

"Riyadh investigation teams made arrests during a field tour at a popular health clinic where they found an expat who's registered to work as a painter in the kingdom, working as a dentist. They also found several expats violating the law, working in professions limited to Saudi nationals." 

Which then sent Saudi tweeps into a frenzy...

⚡️وزارة العمل والتنمية الاجتماعية السعودية تضبط شابا بمهنة دهان يعمل في مجال طب الأسنان #دهان_بمرتبة_طبيب_أسنانhttps://t.co/Qy8WZ1TtVv

— Moments MENA (@momentsmena) May 8, 2018

People were left quite confused

دهان وصار طبيب أسنان !!!! pic.twitter.com/9PltQyokcr

— Spectrum✨ (@TaifALHamedK) May 7, 2018

"A painter and he became a dentist!!!!" 

Others were angry

اش الناس اللي ما تخاف الله هذي !!!
اش قوة القلب اللي عندهم الواحد ف تخصصه يخاف يخبص وهذولا ماخذين البشر لعبه 💔

— سَـارا .* (@sara0193) May 7, 2018

"How dare they do this, a person who is trained in their field worries about making mistakes. These people think this is a joke." 

Some felt the expat deserved to be arrested

يستاهل

— عبدالله الشريف (@aboomar140953) May 8, 2018

"At a time when nationals who graduated from dentistry school are complaining of unemployment, this ridiculous news comes up." 

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