Disturbing rise of 'Munchhausen by Internet': Belle Gibson is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to influencers faking cancer, with others being jailed for the same scam

found 2025 › Mar › 09 (Sun) @ 12:02 UTC

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A number of 'cancer fakers' have solicited money and sympathy after falsely claiming they had the disease. FEMAIL looks at some of the most prolific - and how they were caught.

Is apple cider vinegar actually good for you?

found 2025 › Mar › 07 (Fri) @ 18:51 UTC

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People have long claimed it can help with weight loss and digestive issues. But what does the science say?

The popular new Netflix show Apple Cider Vinegar isn’t about the titular vinegar – it’s about…

Explosive new Apple Cider Vinegar scandal: Internal documents by Penguin reveal exactly who stood to profit from cancer-faker Belle Gibson's lies, writes CAROLINE GRAHAM

found 2025 › Mar › 07 (Fri) @ 06:52 UTC

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This week, the Mail spoke to industry sources who say they remain 'baffled' that Penguin was apparently blindsided by fraudster Belle Gibson.

How the man who REALLY unmasked Apple Cider Vinegar cancer faker Belle Gibson was written out of history by Netflix and Nine

found 2025 › Feb › 23 (Sun) @ 09:09 UTC

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Nine has been accused of lying about its involvement in exposing notorious cancer faker Belle Gibson's web of deceit as it desperately tries to cash in on a new Netflix series about her life.

Wild claims about notorious cancer faker Belle Gibson's recent whereabouts and her new name - as con woman's story plays out on Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar

found 2025 › Feb › 20 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

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A wild new claim has emerged about Belle Gibson's whereabouts after the scammer disappeared from the spotlight following fraud charges.

60 Minutes star Tara Brown reveals what she really thought of Belle Gibson after bombshell interview - as cancer faker tears up when confronted in never-before-seen video

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 17:57 UTC

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Tara Brown has pondered in a new documentary whether cancer faker Belle Gibson had 'never been asked to take account for her lies' before her trainwreck 60 Minutes interview in 2015.

Watch the moment Belle Gibson tears up as she is confronted about her lies in never-before-seen footage - as TV star reveals what she really thinks of the cancer faker

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 15:48 UTC

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Tara Brown has pondered in a new documentary whether cancer faker Belle Gibson had 'never been asked to take account for her lies' before her trainwreck 60 Minutes interview in 2015.

Rise of Apple Cider Vinegar syndrome: Expert reveals what's driving cancer fakers like Belle Gibson to pretend to be gravely ill

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 07:50 UTC

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Dr Marc Feldman, a psychologist who is an international expert in factitious disorders, defines malingering as when people lie about serious illness for external gain.

Inside Belle Gibson's warped mind after Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar made her a 'star': Who she STILL blames for her downfall, her deluded hope for the future - and why she just rejected a $250k interview

found 2025 › Feb › 14 (Fri) @ 17:08 UTC

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Having more or less faded into obscurity since her cancer con was exposed, now Belle Gibson's story is back on the front pages. This is what she makes of it all - and the stunning offer she rejected.

I was diagnosed with cancer at 19 and scammed by Apple Cider Vinegar fraudster Belle Gibson - here are the bizarre things I was convinced to do to 'cure my cancer'

found 2025 › Feb › 13 (Thu) @ 15:32 UTC

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Bella Johnston, an Australian nanny who now lives in London , was diagnosed with a paraganglioma, a rare endocrine tumour, in 2009 when she was just 19 years old.