Belle Gibson: The worst
Belle Gibson
Wellness influencer Belle Gibson claimed that she had cured herself of malignant brain cancer through clean eating and coffee enemas. But, spoiler alert, she was a huge F*CKING liar.
To know Belle Gibson is to never know the truth. The convicted fraudster sold herself as being a cancer survivor who healed herself through a well balanced diet and alternative modalities, gaining hundreds of thousands of followers and inspiring cancer patients to shirk traditional medicine to follow Belle’s path. But little did the public know, that not only did she never have cancer, but she used her philanthropic efforts as a means of ripping off her adoring fanbase.
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Resources
Donelly, Beau and Nick Toscano. The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con. Scribble, 2018
Ackerman, Tessa. “Cancer Fraudster Belle Gibson Rejected by Ethiopians.” The Weekend Australian. 24 January 2020
Donelly, Beau and Nick Toscano. “Friends and doctors raise doubts over 'Healing Belle' cancer claims.” The Age, 10 March 2015
Donelly, Beau and Nick Toscano. “Backlash over app developer Belle Gibson's missing charity money.” The Age, 9 March 2015
Weaver, Claire. “Belle Gibson: The Girl Who Conned Us All.” Now To Love, 25 July 2015